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Confused.com launched in 2001, becoming the UK’s first car insurance comparison site. Its offices are based in Cardiff, Wales. Confused.com was part of the Admiral Group plc until its sale to RVU on 30 May 2021. [3] Confused.com is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. [4] [5]
Admiral Group plc is a British financial services company headquartered in Cardiff, Wales. Listed on the London Stock Exchange , it is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index , and markets the Admiral , Bell , Elephant , Diamond and Veygo insurance brands, as well as launching the price comparison services Confused.com and Compare.com . [ 2 ]
Compare.com (formerly Comparenow.com) is a comparison shopping website for intangible products, most notably car insurance, with headquarters in Richmond, VA.Compare.com was owned by its founding investor, Admiral Group plc, owner of the United Kingdom's first car insurance comparison site.
This aspect of UK motor insurance is the only one that purports to cover the driving of a vehicle, not use. On 1 March 2011, the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled that gender could no longer be used by insurers to set car insurance premiums. The new ruling came into action from December 2012. [6]
Hastings Insurance Services Ltd is a UK personal lines insurance broker servicing customers via smartphone mobile app, online, and by phone. The company provides car, bike, van and home insurance, as well as a range of ancillary products and services such as breakdown cover, personal accident, substitute vehicle and key and legal cover.
Direct Line is an insurance company based in Bromley, England. Founded in 1985, as the country's first direct car insurance company, it has since expanded to offer a range of general insurance products. Its policies are underwritten by the regulated subsidiary UK Insurance Limited, and it is owned by the Direct Line Group.
Go Compare was established in November 2006 and is based in Newport, Wales.The company's founder was Hayley Parsons, who worked for Admiral Insurance for 14 years, [3] and was formerly head of business development at Confused.com. [4]
In 2016, Adrian Flux gained huge publicity as a result of launching what it described as the UK’s and “possibly the world’s” first driverless car insurance policy. [7] In 2017, Adrian Flux stepped in to save more than 100 jobs at the Norwich branch of Swinton Insurance by taking over the lease of its call centre that was due to close. [8]