Bell Insurance
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Bell, part of the Admiral Group
, is a car insurance
specialist which launched in June 1997. Its head offices are in Capital Tower, Cardiff
, Wales
. It also has offices in Swansea
and Newport
and Halifax, Nova Scotia. It shares these with its sister companies Admiral Insurance
, elephant.co.uk
and Diamond Insurance
.
It was originally set up as Bell Direct in 1997, but changed its name to Bell in 2005.
The Admiral Group
floated on the London Stock Exchange
in September 2004, it is currently the only FTSE100 listed company headquartered in Wales. It employs more than 3,000 people and has more than 2 million customers. The company’s turnover was £1.07 billion in 2009.
Henry Engelhardt is CEO of the Admiral Group
and Garan Pieniazek is currently Managing Director of Bell.
Admiral Group
Admiral Group plc is a motor insurance company with its head office in Cardiff, Wales. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, it is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.-History:...
, is a car insurance
Insurance
In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company selling the...
specialist which launched in June 1997. Its head offices are in Capital Tower, Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It also has offices in Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
and Newport
Newport
Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...
and Halifax, Nova Scotia. It shares these with its sister companies Admiral Insurance
Admiral Insurance
Admiral, part of the Admiral Group, is a car insurance specialist which launched in January 1993. Its head offices are in Capital Tower, Cardiff, Wales. It also has offices in Swansea and Newport and Halifax, Nova Scotia...
, elephant.co.uk
Elephant.co.uk
Elephant.co.uk, part of the Admiral Group, is a car insurance specialist which launched in August 2000. Its head offices are in Capital Tower, Cardiff, Wales.The company also has offices in Swansea and Newport, and Halifax, Nova Scotia...
and Diamond Insurance
Diamond Insurance
Diamond, part of the Admiral Group, is a car insurance specialist which launched in June 1997. Its head offices are in Capital Tower, Cardiff, Wales. It also has offices in Swansea and Newport and Halifax, Nova Scotia...
.
It was originally set up as Bell Direct in 1997, but changed its name to Bell in 2005.
The Admiral Group
Admiral Group
Admiral Group plc is a motor insurance company with its head office in Cardiff, Wales. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, it is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.-History:...
floated on the London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London within the United Kingdom. , the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.7495 trillion, making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement...
in September 2004, it is currently the only FTSE100 listed company headquartered in Wales. It employs more than 3,000 people and has more than 2 million customers. The company’s turnover was £1.07 billion in 2009.
Henry Engelhardt is CEO of the Admiral Group
Admiral Group
Admiral Group plc is a motor insurance company with its head office in Cardiff, Wales. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, it is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.-History:...
and Garan Pieniazek is currently Managing Director of Bell.