Direct Line hikes prices as it tries to reassure investors it’s on track May 8, 2024 Insurer Direct Line has grown its written premium across its three main divisions as the firm looks to bolster investor confidence in its new turnaround strategy.
Direct Line poaches another Aviva executive as new finance chief as turnaround continues April 10, 2024 Insurer Direct Line has appointed Aviva executive Jane Poole as its new chief financial officer as the firm looks to narrow its losses and cut costs.
Ageas’s interest Direct Line shows just how far the UK’s insurers have come since Covid March 9, 2024 And it is hard to overstate how difficult personal line insurers—by which we mean insurers whose customers are people, as opposed to businesses—like Direct Line, Admiral and Aviva have found business in the post-pandemic era.
Direct Line shares rocket higher after rejecting £3.1bn offer from Belgian peer Ageas February 28, 2024 This morning, Bloomberg reported Ageas had been working with advisers to put together an offer for Direct Line, but had seen its most recent offer rebuffed.