Youi
{{Short description|Australian insurance company}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Youi
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| type = Private
| industry = Insurance
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| founded = 2007
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| hq_location = Sippy Downs
| hq_location_city = Queensland
| hq_location_country = Australia
| area_served = Australia
| key_people = Nathaniel Simpson (CEO)
| products = vehicle, home and contents insurance, roadside assistance and small business insurance
| services = {{Unbulleted list|Insurance}}
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| parent = OUTsurance
| website = {{URL|https://www.youi.com.au}}
}}Youi is an Australian insurance company. Its services cover vehicles, homes, product liability, and watercraft.{{Cite web |title=Youi Insurance Products / For Individuals {{!}} Youi |url=https://www.youi.com.au/products |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=www.youi.com.au}}{{Cite web|url=https://mozo.com.au/insurance/car-insurance/youi|title=Youi car insurance comparisons for July 2022 | Mozo|website=mozo.com.au}} Youi was founded in 2007 by its parent company OUTsurance{{Cite web |title=About Youi {{!}} Our Approach, Purpose & Vision for Insurance |url=https://www.youi.com.au/about-us |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=www.youi.com.au}} and is headquartered in Queensland, Australia.[https://www.couriermail.com.au/business/citybeat/qld-insurance-giant-youi-hiring-hundreds-of-staff-amid-expansion/news-story/1604576a7b7a5bb26c1535c0517d89cc Youi hires more than 200 staff in Qld]. The Courier Mail.
Overview
Youi was founded in 2008 by its parent company OUTsurance, making it the first African company to set up an insurance firm in Australia. OUTsurance is also a Rand Merchant Investment Holdings subsidiary, a South African investment holding company.{{Cite web|url=https://www.outsurance.co.za/adx/aspx/adxGetMedia.aspx?DN=2633afd0-dae7-4f78-b78f-105a78bc80a7|title=OUTsurance Holdings Limited 2015 Annual Report|last=|first=|date=30 June 2015|website=|publisher=OUTsurance Holdings Limited|access-date=2016-03-23}}
In 2014, OUTsurance launched Youi New Zealand as the subsidiary of Youi Australia. As of 2022, the company is headquartered in Queensland, Australia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Council/News-Centre/Youi-unveils-new-Sunshine-Coast-headquarters-171117|title=Youi unveils new $73 million Sunshine Coast headquarters|date=November 17, 2017|website=Sunshine Coast Council}} In September 2019, Youi sold its 34,000 New Zealand policies to Tower.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/116042669/south-african-insurer-youi-sells-its-34000-new-zealand-policies-to-tower|title=South African insurer Youi sells its 34,000 New Zealand policies to Tower|first=Rob|last=Stock|date=September 24, 2019|website=Stuff}}{{Cite web |title=Youi Customer Alert {{!}} Youi Insurance |url=https://www.youi.com.au/youi-news/customer-alert |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=www.youi.com.au}}
Youi opened an office in Sydney in 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/youi-opens-sydney-office|title=Youi opens Sydney office - Corporate - Insurance News - insuranceNEWS.com.au|website=www.insurancenews.com.au}}
The company provides insurance services and insurance products that include car insurance, home insurance, business liability, motorcycle insurance, caravan insurance, trailer insurance, and roadside assistance.{{Cite web |last=Libatique |first=Roxanne |title=Youi announces new roadside assistance partner |url=https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/au/news/technology/youi-announces-new-roadside-assistance-partner-309240.aspx |website=www.insurancebusinessmag.com}}{{Cite web |title=Roadside Assistance Australia | Youi Insurance |url=https://www.youi.com.au/roadside |website=www.youi.com.au}} in Australia and New Zealand.
Youi offers over 100 APIs, which are used to integrate with third-party systems.{{cn|date=June 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.youi.com.au/ Youi official website]
- [https://twitter.com/youi_insurance?lang=en Youi official twitter]
- https://www.facebook.com/YOUI/
- https://www.youtube.com/@Youi_Insurance
- https://www.instagram.com/youi_insurance/
Category:Insurance companies of Australia
Category:Companies based in Queensland