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.
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
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
2002
March
Confused.com, the UK's first insurance aggregator, was launched by the Group
2001
March
Admiral Group makes the inaugural The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For list
2000
August
Elephant launched and the Admiral Group became the first UK insurer to offer customers motor insurance through an online journey
1999
November
Henry Engelhardt led a management buy-out of the Admiral Group from the Brockbank Group, backed by Barclays Private Equity
1998
April
Gladiator launched as a commercial vehicle insurance intermediary
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
1995
October
Admiral’s website launched, making it the first direct insurer with an internet presence in the UK.
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
