Direct Line car insurance available on a price comparison site for the first time

Households on the hunt for insurance deals will be able to find Direct Line policies on a price comparison website for the ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Aviva Agrees to Buy UK Insurer Direct Line for £3.7 Billion

Aviva Plc agreed to buy Direct Line Insurance Group Plc for roughly £3.7 billion ($4.65 billion) in a deal that would create the UK’s largest motor insurer. Each Direct Line shareholder will be ...
Reuters

Direct Line to cut 550 jobs amid motor insurance woes

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 ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Aviva’s £3.7 Billion Direct Line Deal Gets UK Regulator’s Nod

Aviva Plc’s plan to buy Direct Line Insurance Group Plc for roughly £3.7 billion ($5.09 billion) to create the UK’s largest motor insurer has been given the nod from the country’s competition ...
Reuters

UK insurer Direct Line misses profit view as motor arm disappoints

Expects motor division to improve in H2 Policy attrition for motor insurance slows Shares reverse course to rise 1% Sept 4 (Reuters) - Britain's Direct Line Insurance (DLGD.L), opens new tab missed ...
Washington Examiner

Spain’s Mapfre buys Direct Line in Germany, Italy

MADRID (AP) — Spanish insurance company Mapfre says it has bought the German and Italian units of Britain’s Direct Line motor insurance group for 550 million euros ($705 million). Mapfre said in a ...
Forbes

Direct Line Shares Soar 25%+ As Ageas Launches Takeover Bid

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 ...