DLG Partnerships, the partnership arm of Direct Line Group is pleased to announce a new venture with Volkswagen Insurance Service (Great Britain) Limited, an appointed representative of Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited.

Partnerships are a key part of the Group’s distribution strategy and this new arrangement will enable DLG Partnerships to provide white labelled, end-to-end insurance propositions for five brands under the Volkswagen Group umbrella: Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, for a five year minimum term. In 2017, these five brands held a combined UK market share of 20 per cent of new car registrations*. New Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle insurance policies will be administered and underwritten by U K Insurance Limited from 2nd April 2018. 
Paul Geddes, CEO, Direct Line Group, commented:

"As one of the UK’s biggest car insurers, we are really proud to have been chosen by Volkswagen Insurance Service to deliver great service and innovative products to their customers. It is great to be able to work with such well-known brands, helping us make insurance easier and better value for even more customers. Over the coming years I believe the automotive market will continue to change and we want to innovate with Volkswagen Insurance Service to stay ahead of these trends.” 

David Maloney, CEO, Volkswagen Financial Services, commented:

"We are delighted to announce this new branded motor insurance partnership between Volkswagen Insurance Service and Direct Line Group.

“Direct Line Group is a well-known and respected insurance provider within the UK, sharing many values and ambitions important to the Volkswagen Group Brands and Volkswagen Financial Services. We are looking forward to working in partnership to shape and offer new digital insurance solutions to customers across our Group, over what will continue to be a fast changing market environment.”

ENDS

Notes to editor

* https://www.smmt.co.uk/vehicle-data/car-registrations/ 

For more information please contact: 

Lisa Tremble
Head of External Affairs
Direct Line Group
Tel: 01651 834 211
Mob: 07795 234 801
Email: [email protected]

Claire Foster
Deputy Head of News
Direct Line Group
Tel: 0165 183 1672
Mob: 07525 665 504
Email: [email protected]

Direct Line Insurance Group plc

Direct Line Group is headquartered in Bromley. 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 parties through its partnerships division, Direct Line Group Partnerships. 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.

Volkswagen Financial Services (VWFS) provides Finance and Insurance services to customers across the entire Volkswagen Group across the United Kingdom. 
The Group includes some of the most popular automotive brands including Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Porsche, Bentley, Lamborghini, MAN, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, and of course, Volkswagen. 

We offer competitive and affordable finance and insurance products to over 700 retailers nationwide who represent our automotive brands. 
We are a fast growing vehicle financing company with an increasing level of lending nationwide. 
Volkswagen Financial Services is a wholly-owned sister company of VWFS AG in Braunschweig, Germany and incorporates the UK branch of Volkswagen Bank, Volkswagen Insurance Service (Great Britain) Limited and MAN Financial Services UK.