Adam Winslow (pictured) has run the insurer for just over a year - having joined from Aviva where he ran its UK and Ireland ...

The chief executive and chief financial officer of Direct Line are to step down when its £3.7bn sale to Aviva is complete, it has been announced. CEO Adam Winslow and CFO Jane Poole will leave their ...

Direct Line DLG 0.86 % increase; green up pointing triangle agreed to an improved takeover bid from Aviva AV 1.59 % increase; green up pointing triangle valuing the nonlife insurer at 3.61 billion ...

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

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 ...

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 ...