Elephant.co.uk
Encyclopedia
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. It shares these with its sister companies Admiral Insurance
, Diamond Insurance
and Bell Insurance
.
When it launched, elephant.co.uk was the UK’s first wholly online car insurance provider, although it also has call centres so customers are able to contact it.
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 Brian Martin is currently Managing Director of elephant.co.uk.
Elephant.co.uk’s strapline on its advertising is Seriously Good Car Insurance.
. Trunkie also appears in the company logo.
Trunkie is currently voiced by Shaun Of The Dead
star Nick Frost
.
in order to provide support to certain projects. On launch elephant.co.uk donated £10,000 to Born Free. elephant.co.uk contributes funds to a wide variety of Born Free projects.
Elephant.co.uk also supports the UK based African wildlife charity, Tusk Trust
, a relationship which began in 2004. Some of the projects that elephant.co.uk has helped fund include the Namunyak Wildlife Conservation Project in Kenya
and the Mkomazi Reserve in Tanzania
.
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 August 2000. 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...
.
The company 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...
, 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...
and Bell Insurance
Bell Insurance
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...
.
When it launched, elephant.co.uk was the UK’s first wholly online car insurance provider, although it also has call centres so customers are able to contact it.
The Admiral Group 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
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 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 Brian Martin is currently Managing Director of elephant.co.uk.
Elephant.co.uk’s strapline on its advertising is Seriously Good Car Insurance.
Trunkie
Since launch, the face of elephant.co.uk has been the character of Trunkie, who is portrayed as an animated elephantElephant
Elephants are large land mammals in two extant genera of the family Elephantidae: Elephas and Loxodonta, with the third genus Mammuthus extinct...
. Trunkie also appears in the company logo.
Trunkie is currently voiced by Shaun Of The Dead
Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead is a 2004 British zombie comedy directed by Edgar Wright, starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, and written by Pegg and Wright. Pegg plays Shaun, a man attempting to get some kind of focus in his life as he deals with his girlfriend, his mother and stepfather...
star Nick Frost
Nick Frost
Nicholas John "Nick" Frost is an English actor, comedian and screenwriter. He is best known for his work with Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg in the role of Mike Watt in the television comedy Spaced, as well as the film characters Ed in Shaun of the Dead, PC/Sgt...
.
Charities
In 2000 elephant.co.uk set up a long-term relationship with the Born Free FoundationBorn Free Foundation
The Born Free Foundation is a conservation and animal rescue organization in the United Kingdom. It originated in 1984 as the "Zoo Check Campaign" by actors Virginia McKenna and her husband Bill Travers along with their son Will Travers and four associates....
in order to provide support to certain projects. On launch elephant.co.uk donated £10,000 to Born Free. elephant.co.uk contributes funds to a wide variety of Born Free projects.
Elephant.co.uk also supports the UK based African wildlife charity, Tusk Trust
Tusk Trust
The Tusk Trust is an organization set up in 1990 to help to protect African wildlife including African elephants.Tusk Trust was set up by Charles Mayhew, MBE, who is the Chief Executive...
, a relationship which began in 2004. Some of the projects that elephant.co.uk has helped fund include the Namunyak Wildlife Conservation Project in Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
and the Mkomazi Reserve in Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
.