Direct Line rejected two takeover bids from the Belgian insurer Ageas where the second offer valued the firm at £3.2bn, which ...

Aviva Plc agreed to buy Direct Line Insurance Group Plc for roughly £3.7 billion ($4.65 billion) in a deal that would create ...

Britain's competition regulator said on Wednesday that Direct Line breached an order by erroneously adding a 'No Claims Bonus Protection' add-on to customers' policies without their permission.

The PS5 Pro made up 26% of all PS5 console sales in the UK during November 2024, Christopher Dring has revealed.

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Under UK takeover regulations, Aviva has until December 25 to formalize its offer or withdraw. Direct Line is no stranger to acquisition interest, having previously rejected a similar bid from ...

Direct Line, the UK insurer, has seen its share price surge by more than a third after it rejected a takeover offer from larger rival Aviva. The non-binding cash and shares offer, which valued the ...

There’s not much on the economic or earnings agendas for Friday, topped by mortgage approvals data for the UK and an update from UK-focused investment bank Peel Hunt. That’s all from us today.

The company said a takeover of Direct Line would “accelerate growth in its UK businesses and further pivot the group towards capital-light business lines”. It added that Direct Line customers ...

Luca Brecel suffered another blow in his bid to retain his professional status after crashing out of the UK Championship at the hands of Jak Jones. Brecel arrived in York at a provisional 61 in ...