Riverbank House, Direct Line. Courtesy Photo. U.K. insurance company Direct Line has appointed its next general counsel, hiring from merchant banking group Close Brothers. Angela Yotov, Close Brothers ...

The chief executive of Direct Line Group has received a huge pay day ahead of its £3.7bn takeover by Aviva. Adam Winslow took home a pay packet of more than £7.8m for the insurance giant’s latest ...

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 ...

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 ...

Direct Line DLG has reported gross written premiums of GBP 2.7 billion for the first nine months, a more than 20% rise on the same period in 2022 as the business incorporates 725,000 customers from ...

Direct Line announced it has rejected a GBP 3.1 billion takeover offer from Ageas, the Belgium insurer, at an implied share price of GBP 2.33 per share. Direct Line’s share price had fallen from ...

(RTTNews) - The boards of Aviva (AV.L, AV) and Direct Line insurance (DLG.L) have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash and share offer for Direct Line. Each Direct Line shareholder ...

Direct Line trades at a discount due to weak operating performance and turnaround program execution risk. Recent interest from Ageas in acquisition suggests potential undervaluation, but Direct Line's ...