Groups agree deal to control a fifth of UK motor insurance market
Deal agreed to create a £16bn insurance giant with a fifth of the UK motor insurance market
Combined group would control a fifth of UK motor insurance market
FTSE 100 insurer makes second bid for its smaller rival at 261p a share
Key investors say they support Direct Line’s decision not to engage with its larger rival
A combination would redraw the UK insurance market
Flurry of mergers and acquisitions underscores country’s position as most active hub in Europe this year
Labour MP told police that work phone had been stolen in mugging, only to find it later
Contact could pave way for hostile takeover bid for smaller rival
The UK insurer is probably betting that, given the juicy savings on offer, it can squeeze Aviva for more
Motor insurer says cash and shares proposal undervalues business
Government to make all large companies disclose remuneration data
Boss of FTSE 100 insurer says industry is responding to severe storms last year and rising labour costs
Amanda Blanc says UK party’s promised crackdown on rising premiums would be using a ‘sledgehammer to crack a nut’
Holiday group to go head to head with insurers in High Court after rains shut down Somerset resort
Aviva and UK infrastructure bank to lease 60 battery-powered vehicles to Go-Ahead Group as part of £100mn plan
FTSE 100 insurer says it has stopped increasing motor premiums as Aviva announces £300mn share buyback
Insurer buys Probitas for £242mn and gains re-entry to specialist insurance market
New mothers and employers are navigating new and evolving patterns of work
Thousands of leaseholders in blocks of flats under 11 metres face bills to replace cladding six years after Grenfell disaster
One of Britain’s biggest motor insurers says increases in premiums have helped it match rising cost of claims
Financial firms worried about liability for human rights issues associated with the burgeoning technology
Independent data shows record number of UK patients paying for treatment
Amanda Blanc calls for optimism after anxiety grows over decline of country’s capital markets
Men and women resort to ‘financial infidelity’ in Valentine’s Day report
