Law Firm Licence Authorised

Direct Line Group announces law firm licence authorisation

31 January 2014

Direct Line Insurance Group plc ("Direct Line Group" or the "Group") today announces that the Solicitors Regulation Authority ("SRA") has authorised DLG Legal Services Limited ("DLG Legal Services") as an Alternative Business Structure, enabling it to provide certain legal activities to the public.

DLG Legal Services, a subsidiary of Direct Line Group, intends to offer legal services to the Group's customers in conjunction with Parabis Law LLP and currently expects to launch on 3 March 2014. DLG Legal Services will extend the range of legal services Direct Line Group already offers its customers.

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Direct Line Insurance Group plc

Direct Line Group is headquartered in Bromley. The Group has operations in the UK, Italy and Germany.

Through its number of well known brands the Group offers a wide range of general insurance products to consumers. These brands include Direct Line, Churchill and Privilege. The Group also provides insurance services for third party through its partnerships division, Brand Partners. In the commercial sector, the Group's NIG and Direct Line for Business operations offer insurance products for businesses distributed through brokers or direct, respectively.

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An Alternative Business Structure is a law firm which is owned or part-owned by non-lawyers and which is authorised by the SRA to provide legal services in England.