Direct Line’s new boss, Adam Winslow, is a former executive at Aviva and the two insurers have large shareholders in common ...

Direct Line Insurance Group Plc rejected a £3.3 billion ($4.2 billion) takeover bid from Aviva Plc, rebuffing the second ...

European markets were higher Thursday, rallying after a day in the doldrums during the previous session. The pan-European ...

Analysts at Moody's Ratings have suggested that the potential acquisition of Direct Line by Aviva could bring credit positive ...

A battle is brewing within Direct Line over whether to accept any further takeover bids from Aviva, as its CEO begs for more ...

James Daley is concerned the takeover will reduce competition and lead to even higher insurance premiums, which have rocketed ...

The City is braced for a Direct Line bidding war after Aviva threw the company into the takeover spotlight for the second ...

Direct Line rejected Aviva's £3.3billion bid, whereby shareholders would receive £1.12p a share in cash and 0.28 of a new ...

The stage is set for a bidding war after Aviva threw Direct Line back into the takeover spotlight with a £3.3bn approach.

Aviva is contacting Direct Line’s shareholders in an attempt to convince them to back a takeover bid, after the motor insurance giant’s board rebuffed an £3.3bn approach. The FTSE 100 insurer ...

Aviva announced today that Direct Line has rejected a £3.25bn potential takeover proposal from its peer, as the UK-listed ...