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 ...

(RTTNews) - Direct Line Insurance Group plc (DLG.L) confirmed that on 19 November 2024 it received an unsolicited, indicative and conditional cash and share proposal from Aviva to acquire the ...

A £3.6bn dea l to create one of Britain’s biggest car insurers has raised fears of higher prices.. Direct Line said on Friday it had agreed a provisional 275p a share takeover offer from larger ...

In February, Direct Line, which was started in 1985 as the U.K.'s first direct car insurance company, selling policies without going through a broker, previously rejected a GBP3.1 billion takeover ...

Direct Line said it would be 'minded to recommend' the latest approach, which values the group at 275p per share, after rejecting a £3.3bn cash takeover proposal last month Skip to main content News ...

Shares in Direct Line surged 37 per cent on Thursday after the UK motor insurer rejected a takeover bid from larger rival Aviva. Aviva, one of Britain’s largest insurers, said late on Wednesday ...