About Sheilas' Wheels
Yes, it's an interesting name! And no, we're not Australian and we don't sell insurance in Australia... But when we were thinking about launching car insurance designed especially for women in the UK we were struck by the fact that Australia is one of the only places in the world where one woman's name is an expression used to refer to all women. We also liked the rhyming feel of "Sheilas' Wheels" and the scope for a great ad. And so the name was born.
Sheilas' Wheels is a division of esure - the UK's fastest growing insurer ever. esure has always recognised the importance of ensuring that women get a great deal when buying insurance. In 2004, esure strongly opposed an EU directive that would have seen women forced to subsidise men through their car insurance premiums. The idea for Sheilas' Wheels grew from research we carried out at that time.
We found that women claim less, are responsible for far fewer driving convictions and have attitudes towards cars, driving and other road users that are often more considered than those of their male counterparts. We wanted to reward these differences and decided that we needed a new brand and a whole new look at car insurance for women to make it happen.
An all-female management team helped to provide insights to create a brand and a product that would give more back to women buying car insurance - in price, benefits and service.
Price was relatively easy. By focusing on women, we know that our customers are likely to make less costly claims and we have reflected this in our premiums. A Sheilas' Wheels quote should be competitive through and through.