{{Infobox company | name =Sabre Insurance | logo = Sabre Insurance logo logo.svg | logo_size = | type = Public | traded_as = {{lse|SBRE}} | foundation = {{start date and age|1982}} | location = Dorking, Surrey | key_people =Rebecca Shelley, (Chair)<br>Geoff Carter (CEO) | industry = Insurance | products = | revenue ={{decrease}} £218.0million (2025)<ref name=results>{{cite web|url=https://sabreplc.co.uk/media/nd1gq5vw/sabre-insurance-group-annual-report-2025.pdf|title= Annual Results 2025|publisher=Sabre Insurance|access-date=10 March 2026}}</ref> | operating_income ={{increase}} £51.0 million (2025)<ref name=results/> | net_income ={{increase}} £37.9million (2025)<ref name=results/> | num_employees = | parent = | subsid = | homepage = {{URL|https://www.sabreplc.co.uk/}} | caption = | footnotes = }} '''Sabre Insurance''' is an insurer specialising in the car, van and motorbike insurance market. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
==History== Sabre Insurance was originally established as an underwriting agency for Crusader Insurance and Royal Insurance in 1982.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sabre Insurance |url=https://www.q4.co.uk/sabre.php |access-date=22 January 2019 |publisher=Q4 Insure}}</ref>
It was acquired by General Accident in 1996 and became part of CGU in 1998 and of Aviva in 2000, through a series of insurance sector mergers, before being the subject of a management buyout led by Keith Morris and Angus Ball, supported by BDML Group, in 2002.<ref>{{cite news |date=20 November 2020 |title=These are the UK's richest people in insurance |url=https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/guides/these-are-the-uks-richest-people-in-insurance-239744.aspx |access-date=11 June 2023 |newspaper=Insurance Business Magazine}}</ref>
In September 2013, private equity firm BC Partners acquired a controlling interest in the business, enabling further growth.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.insurancetimes.co.uk/sabre-bought-by-private-equity-firm/1404432.article|title=Sabre bought by private equity firm|date=9 September 2013|newspaper=Insurance Times|access-date=8 July 2025}}</ref>
The company launched an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange in December 2017.<ref name="ft">{{cite web |date=13 November 2017 |title=Sabre launches IPO after talks to sell group come to nothing |url=https://www.ft.com/content/ec29910c-c88b-11e7-ab18-7a9fb7d6163e |access-date=31 December 2018 |publisher=FT}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/AN_1512550601704386100/sabre-insurance-prices-ipo-for-gbp575-million-market-capitalisation-(allipo).aspx|title=Sabre Insurance Prices IPO For GBP575 Million Market Capitalisation|publisher=Morning Star|date=6 December 2017|access-date=31 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411232109/http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/AN_1512550601704386100/sabre-insurance-prices-ipo-for-gbp575-million-market-capitalisation-(allipo).aspx|archive-date=11 April 2019}}</ref>
BC Partners sold its investment in the company in September 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cityam.com/private-equity-firm-bc-partners-exits-sabre-insurance-116m/|title=Private equity firm BC partners exits Sabre Insurance with £116m share sale|newspaper=City AM|date=5 September 2018|access-date=8 July 2025}}</ref>
In July 2024, Sabre launched its "Ambition 2030" strategy, which identified opportunities for additional growth.<ref>{{cite web |title='Ambition 2030' plan |url=https://sabreplc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CapitalMarkets2024.pdf |access-date=4 July 2025 |publisher=Sabre}}</ref>
==Activities== The company specialises in the unpopular parts of the car insurance market using brands which include Go Girl, Insure2Drive and offers motorbike insurance through Sabre Direct.<ref name=ft/>
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==External links== *{{Official site|https://www.sabreplc.co.uk/}}
Category:Financial services companies established in 1982