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Direct Line board accepts £3.6bn takeover offer from Aviva
06 December 2024Raising of last week's bid by 10% convinces Direct Line's board
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Direct Line rejects Aviva's "highly opportunistic" takeover offer
28 November 2024Insurer had offered a cash and share deal worth 250 pence per Direct Line share
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UK regulator launches probe into home and motor insurance premium financing
16 October 2024Annual interest charges can be up to 30%, says Financial Conduct Authority
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Direct Line begins recovery, promises more next year
04 September 2024Investors sceptical about upturn of net insurance margin
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Direct Line admits solvency capital ratio miscalculation
27 August 2024The UK insurer found the mistake while preparing its H1 2024 results
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UK's "dynamic" general insurance stress test will assess real-time reactions to events
15 July 2024Firms will be handed a sequence of stresses over three weeks in May 2025
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Direct Line changes gears with launch on price comparison websites
10 July 2024CEO Adam Winslow admitted Direct Line Group had previously suffered from an "overreliance" on direct sales
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Maz Bown to become Direct Line's group CRO
24 June 2024Bown previously served as CRO for UK general insurance and health at Aviva
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Solvency II risk margin reform liberates at least £13bn of capital for UK insurers
13 May 2024InsuranceERM analysis of top 20 insurers reveal companies with largest savings
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12 April 2024Undertakings have published their annual solvency filings for 2023