Aviva earnings jump by 24% amid swift progress on Direct Line turnaround - The group reported a better-than-expected 24% ...

Direct Line's GC will leave the company, just as its £3.7 billion acquisition by Aviva is cleared by the CMA. Direct Line’s general counsel is exiting the company, after its £3.7 billion acquisition ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Aviva has contacted shareholders in Direct Line in a move that could pave the way for a hostile takeover bid ...

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 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Two of the biggest names in British insurance are locked in a takeover tussle that has the potential to redraw ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...