Top bosses of Direct Line are stepping down in a major leadership reshuffle after overseeing the £3.7 billion sale of the ...

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 ...

Aviva has contacted shareholders in Direct Line in a move that could pave the way for a hostile takeover bid for its smaller rival. The FTSE 100 insurer began to approach its target’s ...

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

One of the UK's biggest insurers could get even bigger as Direct Line looks set to accept a sweetened £3.61bn takeover bid from Aviva. It's not the first time Aviva has tried to buy Direct Line ...