Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Shares in Direct Line surged 37 per cent on Thursday after the UK motor insurer rejected a takeover bid from ...

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 ...

Direct Line Insurance Group plc, formerly RBS Insurance Group Limited, is a retail general insurer with operations in the United Kingdom, Italy and Germany. The Company operates in five segments: ...

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 ...

Insurer’s shares fall as higher used car prices, costlier parts and longer repair times weigh on business Direct Line has issued a profit warning, saying that the soaring prices of used cars, parts ...

Direct Line’s board has agreed to accept Aviva’s £3.7bn takeover of the insurer, bringing to an end the firm’s run as an independent company. In a stock exchange announcement this morning, Direct Line ...

UK insurance giant Direct Line has seen its share price dip after turning down an increased takeover bid from Belgian company Ageas. Direct Line's shares went down by 6% during Wednesday morning ...

Insurance giant Aviva has confirmed a £3.7bn takeover of competitor Direct Line, after an initial £3.3bn bid was rejected in November. The FTSE 100 company managed to agree deal following intense ...

British insurer says offer last month from Ageas was ‘highly opportunistic’, after shares surge on talk of bid Direct Line has rejected a £3.1bn takeover offer from a Belgian rival, saying the ...

Direct Line has rejected a £3.3bn takeover offer from FTSE 100 insurer Aviva, the second suitor it has rejected so far this year. In a stock exchange announcement, Aviva confirmed that it had ...

Insurer Direct Line has seen shares soar after being thrust into the takeover spotlight once again following a £3.3 billion approach from rival Aviva. The firm saw its stock surge more than 39% in ...

Direct Line has told customers for years that it is not on comparison websites, but announcing the change on Wednesday, Direct Line said that price comparison websites are visited by 90 percent of ...