- CEO
- Milena Mondini-de-Focatiis
- Full Time Employees
- 15,432
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Insurance - Property & Casualty
- Address
- Ty Admiral Cardiff United Kingdom CF10 2EH
- IPO Date
- Jan 10, 2007
- Business
- Admiral Group plc (LSE: ADM), a FTSE 100 financial services company founded in 1993 and headquartered in Cardiff, Wales, provides direct-to-consumer insurance products including motor, household, pet, and travel coverage; personal lending through unsecured loans and car finance via Admiral Money; and supplementary services such as price comparison via its Other segment. The company operates through UK Insurance, which underwrites motor, home, pet, and travel policies supplemented by additional products; International Insurance, offering car and home insurance in Spain (Admiral Seguros), Italy (Conviene Assicurare), France (LeLynx.fr), and other regions; Admiral Money, distributing loans and financing primarily through comparison sites and direct channels; and Other, encompassing Admiral Pioneer and legacy operations. It serves millions of customers across brands like Admiral, Bell, Diamond, Elephant, Gladiator (commercial vehicles), and Veygo (temporary and learner drivers), with over 14,500 employees and principal markets in the UK, Europe, and select international locations.
In recent developments, Admiral Group completed the acquisition of RSA Insurance's UK Personal Lines business in December 2023, adding significant home and pet insurance premiums; entered a third-party capital agreement for Admiral Money in 2024 to expand lending beyond balance sheet limits via forward flow with a UK bank; and agreed in April 2025 to sell its U.S. motor insurance operations, including Elephant Insurance, to J.C. Flowers & Co., with the transaction expected to close in Q4 2025 subject to regulatory approval. These moves support strategic diversification, capital optimization, and a focus on core UK and European growth, alongside record first-half 2025 profit before tax of £521 million.