Hello, everyone, and welcome to our Full Year 2024 Results Update. I'm joined by Jane Poole, our new Group CFO, who will take you through our financial performance. Let's start with the key messages.

Aviva Plc has increased its offer for Direct Line Insurance Group Plc to about £3.4 billion ($4.4 billion), days after its initial proposal to buy the UK motor insurer was rejected, people with ...

Plans to deliver 50 mln stg in cost-savings through layoffs Loses 71,000 own-brand motor customers in quarter Shares reverse course from early gains of 1.2% Nov 11 (Reuters) - Direct Line Insurance ...

Direct Line was founded in 1985 by Peter Wood and Martin Long as a personal lines insurance company that operated with a model of direct-only sales. In the early days, the business became synonymous ...

LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - British insurer Aviva (AV.L), opens new tab has agreed to buy smaller rival Direct Line (DLGD.L), opens new tab in a sweetened 3.61 billion pound ($4.60 billion) ...

MADRID (AP) — Spanish insurance company Mapfre says it has bought the German and Italian units of Britain’s Direct Line motor insurance group for 550 million euros ($705 million). Mapfre said in a ...