Direct Line was founded in 1985 by Peter Wood and Martin Long as a personal lines insurance company that operated with a model of direct-only sales. In the early days, the business became synonymous ...

Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining our half year results presentation. For those of you who don't know me, I'm Dhruv Gahlaut, I joined the group for the last few weeks back, and I run ...

Aviva's acquisition of Direct Line for $4.6 billion will significantly boost its market position in the U.K. personal lines, especially motor insurance. The deal is expected to generate £125 million ...

LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - British insurer Aviva (AV.L), opens new tab has agreed to buy smaller rival Direct Line (DLGD.L), opens new tab in a sweetened 3.61 billion pound ($4.60 billion) ...

Motor insurance giant Direct Line Insurance Group surged on Wednesday as rival Ageas announced a cash-and-stock proposal to buy the FTSE 250 firm. At 204.8p per share, Direct Line’s share price was ...

Aviva and Direct Line Group have agreed a sweetened cash, shares and dividends deal that will see Aviva acquire its rival and capture more than a fifth of the combined UK motor insurance market. The ...

Plans to deliver 50 mln stg in cost-savings through layoffs Loses 71,000 own-brand motor customers in quarter Shares reverse course from early gains of 1.2% Nov 11 (Reuters) - Direct Line Insurance ...