Direct Line Insurance Group Plc shares surged as much as 39% after the insurer rejected a £3.3 billion ($4.2 billion) ...

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

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

Direct Line topped gains on the FTSE 250 mid-cap index, while Aviva's shares fell around 3 per cent to be the top percentage ...

Direct Line shares have smashed through the ceiling on news of a takeover bid from another UK insurance giant. Our writer ...

Direct Line Insurance Group shares rose after the company said it rejected a 3.28 billion-pound ($4.16 billion) takeover proposal from British nonlife insurer Aviva, its second approach in eight ...

Direct Line Insurance Group said it rejected the 3.28 billion pounds ($4.16 billion) takeover approach from insurer and asset manager Aviva as it substantially undervalued the company.

British insurer Direct Line Insurance has rejected a takeover offer of £3.28 billion from bigger rival Aviva, saying it ...

The company, which has embarked on a turnaround strategy, rejected Aviva's non-binding offer on value grounds but its larger rival, and other players, could yet come forward with a sweetened deal ...

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 ...

Direct Line was founded by Peter Wood and Martin Long in 1985 as a personal lines insurer that operated with a model of direct sales. The business became synonymous with selling directly and for ...