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

Aiming to “better serve” the needs of 20 million UK customers, Aviva hopes its Direct Line takeover will serve to strengthen ...

The group said about 32,000 workers at Aviva and newly acquired Direct Line will receive the shares bonus in September.

Aviva’s acquisition of smaller insurance peer Direct Line has been approved by the competitions watchdog, paving the way for ...

Aviva is the third-largest personal lines insurer in the UK and Ireland, holding around an 8% personal lines motor market share and around a 10% market share in home insurance.

The Competition and Markets Authority, which launched an initial investigation into the deal in May, said it would not refer ...

Dame Amanda Blanc has ruled out any revival of Aviva ’s once-sprawling international footprint, declaring there will be no ...

The UK competition watchdog has today cleared Aviva's £3.7 billion takeover of smaller rival Direct Line, paving the way for the creation of Britain's largest home and motor insurer.

Aviva set to complete £3.7bn takeover of Direct Line in July The combined group will be a significant force in the motor insurance sector, estimated to cover more than a fifth of the total UK market.

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