Direct Line Insurance Group Plc shares surged as much as 39% after the insurer rejected a £3.3 billion ($4.2 billion) takeover bid from Aviva Plc, the second suitor ... The Direct Line logo displayed ...

Britain's competition watchdog cleared Aviva's 3.7-billion-pound ($5.08 billion) takeover of smaller rival Direct Line on ...

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved Aviva’s £3.7bn ($5bn) acquisition of Direct Line, concluding ...

Direct Line shares soared 41% on Thursday after it rejected a 3.28 billion pound ($4.15 billion) takeover bid from rival Aviva , as analysts expect a bidding war over the British motor and home ...

Aviva's £3.7 billion acquisition of competitor Direct Line is on track to be finalised next month, following what the insurer has described as "constructive" discussions with the Competition and ...

One of the UK's biggest insurers could get even bigger as Direct Line looks set to accept a sweetened £3.61bn takeover bid from Aviva. It's not the first time Aviva has tried to buy Direct Line ...