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Direct Line Insurance Group PLC
LSE:DLG
Direct Line started in the UK in April 1985 with a single product - car insurance, and just one way for its customers to buy - over the telephone from a call centre in Croydon. Today, it has more than 5mln customers and a broad range of products and services. It does business over the phone and on the Internet, and also does do it internationally, with businesses in Germany and Italy.
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FTSE 100 Live: Stocks close subdued session little changed
At the close, London's blue-chip index was down 8 points at 7,410 while the FTSE 250 rose 14.24 points, 0.1%, at 17,761.71
FIVE at FIVE: Direct Line and Melrose soar; Pets at Home rocked by review; Jet2 cheery; FTSE 100
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FTSE 100 Live: Stocks off highs; US markets advance after payrolls data
London's blue chips remain in positive territory
Car insurance costs soar, threaten to drive people of roads
Average insurance for UK drivers increased by 40% over the past year, Confused.com says
Most Brits want solar panels, but installation costs standing in way – report
Most British households want solar panels, according to Direct Line