Saga in talks with Belgium’s Ageas over insurance deal insurance Saga, the British financial services and travel provider for over-50s, has said that it is in talks with Ageas for a deal involving its insurance arm as it looks to reduce debt.
Car insurance prices may be coming back down to earth, data shows Business Results from the UK's major insurers have signalled car insurance costs are beginning to come down, after reaching record levels last year.
Direct Line returns to profit but customers flee after firm hikes insurance prices insurance Direct Line's operating profit undershot expectations for the first half of 2024 as the firm shed more than a quarter of a million motor insurance customers following price hikes.
Direct Line to report interim results in indication of turnaround plan September 1, 2024 Direct Line shareholders will get an early sign of whether the insurer’s turnaround plan is beginning to bear fruit as it posts its interim results on Wednesday. Shares in the insurer, which owns Churchill, Privilege and the breakdown recovery provider Green Flag, are down 12 per cent since May and its long-term record makes for [...]
Direct Line is now on price comparison sites – what does this signify? July 11, 2024 Direct Line was one of the last big insurers to resist the lure of price comparison websites. Until now.
Direct Line to put flagship brand on price comparison sites for the first time July 10, 2024 Direct Line will list its signature brand on price comparison sites for the first time in its history, having held off doing so for years.
Green Flag hits record profit after price hikes for breakdown customers June 21, 2024 Breakdown recovery firm Green Flag saw its revenue leap last year as additional fees for customers helped to boost its bottom line, according to newly-published results.
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.