Direct Line was founded in 1985 by Peter Wood and Martin Long as a personal lines insurance company that operated with a model of direct-only sales. In the early days, the business became synonymous ...

Aviva Plc has increased its offer for Direct Line Insurance Group Plc to about £3.4 billion ($4.4 billion), days after its initial proposal to buy the UK motor insurer was rejected, people with ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...