Direct Line Archives - Insurance Journal /topics/direct-line/ Insurance Journal delivers the latest business news for the Property/Casualty insurance industry Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:34:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /app/uploads/2015/12/cropped-insurancejournal-32x32.jpg Direct Line Archives - Insurance Journal /topics/direct-line/ 32 32 UK Watchdog Fines Aviva Unit $14 Million Over Solvency Miscalculation /news/international/2026/03/11/861469.htm Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:24:21 +0000 /?p=861469 UK’s Aviva Targets More Savings After Direct Line Takeover /news/international/2025/11/13/847373.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:34:43 +0000 /?p=847373 British Motorists to Get £200 Million Compensation From Insurers /news/international/2025/09/19/839788.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2025 10:39:09 +0000 /?p=839788 Business Moves: Howden Japan Acquires Holos; Ageas Buys Saga’s Underwriting Biz; BMS Purchases Australian Property Broker; UK’s Direct Line Now Owned by Aviva /news/international/2025/07/02/829981.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:47:26 +0000 /?p=829981 Aviva’s £3.7 Billion Direct Line Deal Faces UK Merger Review /news/international/2025/05/14/823634.htm Wed, 14 May 2025 09:17:10 +0000 /?p=823634 Update: Ageas and Allianz Explore Bids for British Insurance Group esure, Sources Say /news/international/2025/03/11/815158.htm Tue, 11 Mar 2025 15:51:09 +0000 /?p=815158 UK Insurer Aviva to Cut Up to 2,300 Jobs in $4.65 Billion Direct Line Deal /news/international/2024/12/31/806511.htm Tue, 31 Dec 2024 13:59:31 +0000 /?p=806511 Aviva Agrees to Buy UK Insurer Direct Line for £3.7 Billion /news/international/2024/12/23/805748.htm Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:10:36 +0000 /?p=805748 Aviva CEO Amanda Blanc Conquers Detractors and Direct Line /news/international/2024/12/06/803929.htm Fri, 06 Dec 2024 16:30:49 +0000 /?p=803929 Aviva Reaches Initial £3.6 Billion Deal to Buy Direct Line /news/international/2024/12/06/803851.htm Fri, 06 Dec 2024 10:26:02 +0000 /?p=803851 UK Motor Insurer Direct Line to Cut 550 Jobs in Turnaround Bid /news/international/2024/11/12/800777.htm Tue, 12 Nov 2024 12:25:29 +0000 /?p=800777 UK Insurers Pull Back From Offering Cover as Flood Threats Rise /news/international/2024/08/08/787608.htm Thu, 08 Aug 2024 12:55:52 +0000 /?p=787608 UK’s Direct Line to List on Price Comparison Websites in Strategy Shift /news/international/2024/07/10/783169.htm Wed, 10 Jul 2024 14:19:03 +0000 /?p=783169 Ageas Says It Won’t Make Third Offer for Direct Line Insurance /news/international/2024/03/25/766303.htm Mon, 25 Mar 2024 11:53:06 +0000 /?p=766303 UK Insurer Direct Line Posts Operating Loss as it Grapples With Auto Claims Inflation /news/international/2024/03/21/765946.htm Thu, 21 Mar 2024 10:14:21 +0000 /?p=765946 Update: UK Insurer Direct Line Rejects Ageas’ Sweetened Buyout Proposal /news/international/2024/03/13/764596.htm Wed, 13 Mar 2024 10:57:57 +0000 /?p=764596 Insurer Ageas Recruits Extra Adviser as it Pursues Direct Line Bid /news/international/2024/03/08/764103.htm Fri, 08 Mar 2024 10:56:20 +0000 /?p=764103 UK Plc Attracts Wave of Takeover Offers From Foreign Suitors /news/international/2024/03/01/763026.htm Fri, 01 Mar 2024 11:51:43 +0000 /?p=763026 UK’s Direct Line Group Names Aviva’s Winslow as Group Chief Executive Officer /news/international/2023/08/30/738360.htm Wed, 30 Aug 2023 07:59:41 +0000 /?p=738360 Car Premiums to Rise Again as British Insurers Feel the Heat /news/international/2023/08/30/738354.htm Wed, 30 Aug 2023 06:03:33 +0000 /?p=738354 British Motor Insurers’ Shares Fall Sharply as Direct Line Scraps Dividend /news/international/2023/01/11/702795.htm Wed, 11 Jan 2023 13:15:22 +0000 /?p=702795 UK Motor Insurer Direct Line to Raise Premiums After H1 Profit Hit /news/international/2022/08/02/678356.htm Tue, 02 Aug 2022 08:17:39 +0000 /?p=678356 UK Auto Insurer Admiral Reinstates Special Dividend as Claims Drop During Lockdown /news/international/2020/08/12/578770.htm Wed, 12 Aug 2020 10:10:10 +0000 /?p=578770 UK Insurer Direct Line’s H1 Profits Beat Forecasts as Auto Claims Drop During Lockdown /news/international/2020/08/04/577884.htm Tue, 04 Aug 2020 13:47:35 +0000 /?p=577884 Growing Number of UK Insurers Cancel Dividends Amid COVID-19 Concerns /news/international/2020/04/08/563697.htm Wed, 08 Apr 2020 09:12:27 +0000 /?p=563697 British Insurers Suspend Sale of Travel Insurance to New Customers /news/international/2020/03/16/561182.htm Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:15:47 +0000 /?p=561182 UK Auto Insurer Direct Line Offers Tesla Drivers 5% Discount if They Use ‘Auto-Pilot’ /news/international/2017/12/04/473000.htm Mon, 04 Dec 2017 15:31:46 +0000 /?p=473000 UK to Alter ‘Ogden Rate’ Used to Calculate Personal Injury Payments /news/international/2017/09/07/463612.htm Thu, 07 Sep 2017 09:33:04 +0000 /?p=463612 Britain Raises Insurance Premium Tax to 10% to Fund Flood Defenses /news/international/2016/03/16/402062.htm Wed, 16 Mar 2016 16:19:52 +0000 /?p=402062 Insurers Could Find an Early-Mover Advantage from Telematics: Fitch /news/international/2016/03/07/401046.htm Mon, 07 Mar 2016 11:57:05 +0000 /?p=401046