Direct Line’s shares increased by over 40% on Thursday on hopes its main rival Aviva might submit another higher takeover bid following its decision to reject a £3.3 billion ($4.2 billion) bid from ...
An earlier version of this story said Aviva made its initial offer on Nov. 27. Aviva in fact made its initial offer on Nov. 19 and then announced the offer publicly on Nov. 27 Direct Line has accepted ...