Discover how a Welsh motor insurer became an international financial services organisation, and how we’ve been helping people to look after their future for 30 years.
2006
October
Balumba, the Group’s first motor insurance business in mainland Europe is launched in Spain.
2007
December
Admiral Group enters the FTSE 100
2008
May
ConTe.it, the Group’s second direct insurance business in mainland Europe is launched in Italy.
2009
October
Elephant Auto, the Group’s first insurance business in the United States, is launched.
2010
December
L'olivier – assurance, our direct insurance operation in France, was launched in Paris
2012
July
A second Spanish direct insurance brand, Qualitas Auto, is launched to provide motor insurance for those who traditionally struggle to access cover.
December
Admiral UK launched its first household insurance products.
2013
March
Price comparison site Compare.com is launched in the USA
May
Admiral Group’s law firm, Admiral Law was launched in the UK
2015
February
Admiral Group’s new headquarters, Tŷ Admiral, was officially opened by members of the Welsh rugby team.
2017
January
Admiral Group welcomes its 5 millionth customer
June
Admiral Group was recognised as one of the Best Multinational Workplaces in Europe by the Great Place to Work Institute.
June
Admiral Group launched its unsecured personal loans business, Admiral Money.
November
The first Admiral travel insurance policy is sold in the UK
2019
December
Admiral UK welcomes its 1 millionth home insurance customers
1993
January
On 2nd January 1993, Admiral launched with 57 colleagues and the first insurance policy was sold at 9:10 am.
August
The first Admiral TV advert was broadcast.
1995
October
Admiral’s website launched, making it the first direct insurer with an internet presence in the UK.
1997
June
Diamond and Bell launched. Diamond was created specifically for female drivers who traditionally had less expensive claims; and Bell was created to offer motor insurance to customers without a no claims bonus.
1998
April
Gladiator launched as a commercial vehicle insurance intermediary
1999
November
Henry Engelhardt led a management buy-out of the Admiral Group from the Brockbank Group, backed by Barclays Private Equity
2000
August
Elephant launched and the Admiral Group became the first UK insurer to offer customers motor insurance through an online journey.
2001
March
Admiral Group makes the inaugural The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For list
2002
March
Confused.com, the UK's first insurance aggregator, was launched by the Group.
2004
September
Admiral Group floated on the London Stock Exchange with an initial share price of £2.75 and market capitalisation of £711 million, making it the highest valued public company in Wales.
December
Admiral Group welcomes its 1 millionth customers
2005
December
Admiral becomes the first company in the UK to launch MultiCar, allowing UK customers to insure two or more cars on the same policy.
2020
February
Admiral UK received a lifetime achievement award for being the only company to feature in the Best Big Company to Work For list for 20 consecutive years, since its inception.
March
In response to the global pandemic, the Group launched a Covid19 support fund and donated £6million over two years to support local communities.
May
With fewer vehicles on the road due to Covid19 lockdown restrictions, Admiral UK issued a Stay-at-Home Refund and returned £110million to motor insurance customers
October
ConTe, our Italian business, launched pet insurance.
2021
April
Admiral Group sells its comparison businesses in the UK and Europe to RVU.
2022
July
Our Italian operation ConTe, launches its loans business, better known as ConTe Prestiti
August
Admiral UK launches its own Pet insurance
2023
January
Admiral turns 30! On 2nd January 2023 we celebrated 30 years since Admiral Group was launched in Cardiff.