(Bloomberg) — Direct Line Insurance Group Plc shares surged as much as 39% after the insurer rejected a £3.3 billion ($4.2 billion) takeover bid from Aviva Plc, the second suitor it’s rebuffed this ...

Aviva's UK and Ireland general insurance premiums were boosted by the integration of Direct Line and growth in personal lines ...

UK insurance giant Direct Line has seen its share price dip after turning down an increased takeover bid from Belgian company Ageas. Direct Line's shares went down by 6% during Wednesday morning ...

Direct Line has been one of the biggest names in car insurance since it launched in 1985 as the first insurance provider to offer policies exclusively by phone. It's part of Direct Line Group, along ...

British insurer says offer last month from Ageas was ‘highly opportunistic’, after shares surge on talk of bid Direct Line has rejected a £3.1bn takeover offer from a Belgian rival, saying the ...

Direct Line’s board has agreed to accept Aviva’s £3.7bn takeover of the insurer, bringing to an end the firm’s run as an independent company. In a stock exchange announcement this morning, Direct Line ...

Insurance giant Aviva has confirmed a £3.7bn takeover of competitor Direct Line, after an initial £3.3bn bid was rejected in November. The FTSE 100 company managed to agree deal following intense ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Shares in Direct Line surged 37 per cent on Thursday after the UK motor insurer rejected a takeover bid from ...

The City loves a deal. Consumers, not so much. For them, a tie-up between insurance giants Aviva and Direct Line, at a time when car insurance prices are at historic highs, is a far from enticing ...

Direct Line has told customers for years that it is not on comparison websites, but announcing the change on Wednesday, Direct Line said that price comparison websites are visited by 90 percent of ...

Established in April 1985, Direct Line is one of the largest UK insurers, offering home insurance, car insurance, pet insurance, travel insurance and more. We've reviewed Direct Line's standard Home ...