please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message eui limited trading as elephant.co.uk type wholly owned subsidiary industry financial services founded 2000 headquarters cardiff united kingdom key people henry engelhardt ceo brian martin managing director products insurance parent admiral group website www.elephant.co.uk elephant.co.uk a trading name of eui limited 1 is a car insurance specialist which launched in august 2000 . its head offices are in ty admiral david street 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 . the company is a subsidiary of the admiral group . 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 ftse 100 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 brian martin is currently managing director of elephant.co.uk . contents 1 trunkie 2 adverts 3 references 4 external links trunkie edit since launch the face of elephant.co.uk has been the character of trunkie who is portrayed as an animated elephant . trunkie also appears in the company logo . trunkie in his earlier form was a costume elephant on the advert . he never used to talk unlike the new adverts . trunkie is currently voiced by shaun of the dead star nick frost . adverts edit from launch elephant.co.uk has used many adverts . earlier adverts feature a trunkie and an actor on a yellow background . in 2007 new adverts were made and had people in a jungle searching for cheaper car insurance . the elephant was heard in the background and in 2009 elephant.co.uk used an animated trunkie who was voiced by shaun of the dead star nick frost . references edit your privacy and security . eui limited . 2013 . retrieved 30 march 2013 . external links edit official website v t e economy and industry of cardiff company and organisation headquarters 118 118 admiral group bbc cymru wales brains brewery coffee 1 clark s pies cube interactive iqe itv wales julian hodge bank media wales peacocks peski records placid casual principality building society see monkey do monkey s4c the barcud derwen group advanced transport systems veritair wjec wales social partners unit welsh national opera company and organisation major locations atradius asda stores british airways engineering british gas british telecom deloitte eversheds hbos ing direct j. sainsbury plc legal & general lloyds tsb nhs wales tesco stores ltd. the aa swalec zurich 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