DLG shareholders approve Aviva’s £3.7bn takeover
A vote on the deal was recently held
Aviva hopes to create ‘standout specialty market’ in 2025 using Probitas purchase
Last year’s M&A transaction has enabled the united company to write ‘accounts that neither Aviva nor Probitas on their own would have written prior to [the] deal’, says UKGI chief executive
DLG says it ‘cannot be certain about actions of Aviva’ after £3.7bn takeover agreed
DLG says it is ’beyond [directors’] control as to whether Aviva would undertake any restructuring of the group’s legal entities’
Winslow’s Aviva statement as DLG delivers £395m increase in ongoing operating profit
’The turnround strategy, launched in July, has made a marked difference to the company’s performance,’ says chief executive
Catch up on insurers’ 2024 full-year financial results
Insurance Times rounds up all of the coverage around insurers’ full-year financial results for 2024, published in Q1 2025
Aviva reveals when it expects DLG acquisition to complete
Aviva says the acquisition is progressing in line with expectations
Briefing: What the Aviva and Direct Line mega-deal means for UKGI
Shareholders have approved Aviva’s £3.7bn takeover of DLG, and the deal looks set for completion in mid-2025, but what does the acquisition mean for the two businesses? And how will it impact the wider market?
Why 2024 was a transformational year for UK M&A
The insurer and broker sectors both recorded standout acquisition volume and values last year – however, industry experts do not see the same trends for 2025, with January providing the lowest monthly M&A completion figure since 2017
Briefing: Why is Aviva so keen on taking over DLG?
Aviva has secured a preliminary agreement with DLG over a potential acquisition
Briefing: Will the DLG board stay loyal to Winslow as Aviva goes on ‘charm offensive’?
DLG rejected a takeover attempt from Aviva, saying the offer ’substantially undervalued the company’
Jessie Burrows: ‘In a fast-changing world, doing nothing is a very dangerous strategy’
Embracing self-serve in the insurance industry will be essential moving forward
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