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 shares these with its sister companies Admiral Insurance, elephant.co.uk and Bell Insurance.
Diamond was launched specifically for women motorists, who traditionally have less serious accidents than men and less expensive claims.
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 5,000 people and has more than 3 million customers. The company’s turnover was £2.19 billion in 2011.
Henry Engelhardt is CEO of the Admiral Group and Sian Lewis is currently Managing Director of Diamond.
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