Direct Line Group

group of insurance related companys
Organization business Q5280285
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Summary

Direct Line Group is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,182 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Direct Line Group is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Direct Line Group is in the country of GB[4].
  • Direct Line Group's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Direct Line Group's instance of is recorded as public company[6].
  • Direct Line Group's founder is recorded as Peter Wood[7].
  • Direct Line Group's headquarters location is recorded as Bromley[8].
  • Direct Line Group's child organization or unit is recorded as DLG Legal Services[9].
  • Direct Line Group's child organization or unit is recorded as DLG Auto Services[10].
  • Direct Line Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Darwin[11].
  • Direct Line Group's child organization or unit is recorded as DLG Partnerships[12].
  • Direct Line Group's child organization or unit is recorded as The National Insurance and Guarantee Corporation Limited[13].
  • Direct Line Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Privilege[14].
  • Direct Line Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Green Flag[15].
  • Direct Line Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Churchill Insurance Company[16].
  • Direct Line Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Direct Line[17].
  • Direct Line Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Direct Line for Business[18].
  • Direct Line Group's Commons category is recorded as Direct Line[19].
  • Direct Line Group's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[20].
  • Direct Line Group's industry is recorded as insurance[21].
  • 2012 marks the founding of Direct Line Group[22].
  • 1993-04-21 marks the founding of Direct Line Group[23].
  • Direct Line Group's parent organization or unit is recorded as gleif:213800FF2R23ALJQOP04[24].
  • Direct Line Group's parent organization or unit is recorded as gleif:213800FF2R23ALJQOP04[25].
  • Direct Line Group's official website is recorded as http://www.directlinegroup.com[26].
  • Direct Line Group's product or material produced is recorded as general insurance[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

  • Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800RSEDIUJJHXTF77[28]

  • Registered legal name: Direct Line Group Limited[29]

  • Legal jurisdiction: GB[30]

  • GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[31]

  • Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): H0PO[32]

  • Entity status: ACTIVE[33]

  • LEI registration status: LAPSED[34]

  • Entity created: 1993-04-21[35]

  • LEI first registered: 2014-08-04[36]

  • LEI last updated: 2026-06-28[37]

  • LEI next renewal: 2026-06-27[38]

  • Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205[39]

  • Registration authority: RA000585[40]

  • Authority entity ID: 02811437[41]

  • Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING[42]

Body

Founding

Direct Line Group's founder is recorded as Peter Wood[7]. Recorded inception include 2012[22] and 1993-04-21[23].

Operations

Direct Line Group's headquarters location is recorded as Bromley[8]. Parent organizations include gleif:213800FF2R23ALJQOP04[24]. Subsidiaries include DLG Legal Services[9], a law firm[43]; DLG Auto Services[10], a business[44]; Darwin[11]; DLG Partnerships[12]; The National Insurance and Guarantee Corporation Limited[13]; and Privilege[14].

Industry

Direct Line Group's industry is recorded as insurance[21].

Ownership

Direct Line Group's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[20]. Its product or material produced is recorded as general insurance[27].

Why It Matters

Direct Line Group ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,182 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  8. [35] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  9. [36] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  10. [37] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  11. [38] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  12. [39] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  13. [40] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  14. [41] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  15. [42] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 7266-03B3-E55E-164C-D11F
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  2. 19w ago · Chalmd · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bbc things id → ac68ffe8-4f27-4cac-adc2-62c8850eb895
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  3. 20w ago · M2k~dewiki · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opencorporates id → gb/AC001576
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/34041|batch #34041]]: add missing german descriptions for companies"
  4. 23w ago · Yirba · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child organization or unit → DLG Legal Services, DLG Auto Services, Darwin +7
    Part of → FTSE 100 Index
    Companies house company id → 02280426
    Headquarters location → Bromley
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30163|batch #30163]]: OpenCorporates company ID to Companies House company ID"
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