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 ...

Aviva's planned takeover of Direct Line is to be reviewed by the UK's competition watchdog, potentially setting back a £3.7bn ...

Direct Line will appear on price comparison websites "for the first time in its history" in a move the insurance giant says will give customers more choice. The insurance group will launch some of ...

The British insurance company Aviva Plc has entered into an agreement to acquire the insurance company Direct Line Insurance Group. This is reported in the Aviva press release. The deal is valued at 3 ...

Aviva agreed its £3.7bn ($4.9bn) acquisition of Direct Line in December. The agreement came shortly after Direct Line’s ...

Direct Line chief executive Adam Winslow previously ... The company, which also owns the Churchill and Green Flag brands, offers car and home insurance as well as pet and home policies.

An investigation into Aviva’s £3.7bn takeover swoop for insurance rival Direct Line has been launched by Britain’s ...

Direct Line owns the Churchill and Green Flag brands, as well as its namesake brand as part of a portfolio offering car, pet, home and other insurance policies. In December, experts at JP Morgan ...