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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

Feb 28 (Reuters) - Belgium-based insurer Ageas AGES.BR proposed to buy Direct Line Insurance DLGD.L for about 3.1 billion pounds ($3.92 billion) on Wednesday, in a bid to expand its European business, ...