Top Employer: Admiral Insurance Services Ltd.

Recognized as one of Atlantic Canada's Top Employers (2025) and Nova Scotia's Top Employers (2025):

By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Mar 31, 2025)

Here are some of the reasons why Admiral Insurance Services Ltd. was selected as one of Atlantic Canada's Top Employers (2025) and Nova Scotia's Top Employers (2025):

Admiral Insurance contributed over 1,000 volunteer hours on company time in the past year, and encourages employees to give back to the community with paid time off to volunteer and matching charitable donations of up to $1,000 per employee annually
Admiral Insurance manages a unique Life Loan program, allowing employees to apply for an interest-free loan of up to $3,000 for significant life events, such as a wedding reception -- and offers other helpful financial benefits, including discounted home and auto insurance, and discounted auto lease rates
Admiral Insurance maintains progressive time-off policies, offering five weeks of starting vacation entitlement and up to 10 paid sick days per year to support employee well-being and recovery

Admiral Insurance employees attend an internal awards gala

Highlights

Industry	Direct property and casualty insurance carriers
Established in Canada	1993
Publicly traded	yes
Parent company	Admiral Group PLC
Parent company head office	Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Major Canadian locations	Sydney NS, Halifax NS
Full-time employees in Canada	404
Part-time employees in Canada	28
Average age of employees in Canada	39 years
Longest serving employee	27 years
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, compressed work week, telecommuting
Long-term savings	defined-contribution (DC) pension
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 70% of the premiums
Health spending account	up to $300 each year
Wellness spending account	up to $500 each year
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $2,000 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 15 weeks
Parental top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 11 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 100% of salary for 26 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 100% of salary for 26 weeks
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 5 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
Outside survey period	outside consultant surveys are held every 12 months
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 12 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training, leadership development programs
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 2 paid days)

The Career Directory

Admiral Insurance Services Ltd. has been selected for The Career Directory, our guide to entry-level recruitment for recent college and university graduates.

Highlights for New Grads

Industry	Direct property and casualty insurance carriers
Full-time employees in Canada	251 to 500
Parent company	Admiral Group PLC
Parent company head office	Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Major Canadian locations	Sydney NS, Halifax NS
Student opportunities	co-op opportunities
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, in-house career planning services, leadership training
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Typical new grad positions	Customer Care Representative
Starting salary	$30K to $40K
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, telecommuting, transit subsidies, employees receive paid time off to volunteer
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 5 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

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