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 ...

British insurer Aviva on Thursday set itself new financial targets including nearly doubling cost savings from its combination with Direct Line, as CEO Amanda Blanc looks to convince investors the ...

Aviva's UK and Ireland general insurance premiums were boosted by the integration of Direct Line and growth in personal lines.

Direct Line Insurance Group Plc said it had rejected a second takeover offer from Ageas, as the UK firm’s board reiterated its opposition to the approach. The Belgian insurer increased its offer by ...

LONDON (Reuters) - UK regulators launched an investigation of the motor insurance market on Friday, saying that competition was not working properly and was pushing up costs for consumers. The OFT ...

Direct Line’s shares increased by over 40% on Thursday on hopes its main rival Aviva might submit another higher takeover bid following its decision to reject a £3.3 billion ($4.2 billion) bid from ...

Aviva's planned takeover of Direct Line is to be reviewed by the UK's competition watchdog, potentially setting back a £3.7bn deal. The two insurance firms agreed a major deal in December last year, ...

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Andrew Mackie argues that despite strong performance over the past couple of years, there could still be more in the tank for Aviva shares. The post Aviva shares: after strong gains, is the Direct ...

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 ...

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