Direct General

Direct General | September 01, 2016

At Direct Auto & Life Insurance, we feel uplifting and championing the communities where we live and work alongside our customers is an essential part of who we are, and one of the ways we’re trying to do that is by supporting educational opportunities in the areas we serve. This fall, we have two to exciting opportunities for high school students to share. Keep reading to learn more about them....

Direct General | June 24, 2016

National General Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: NGHC) today announced that it has agreed to acquire Elara Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Direct General Corporation, a Tennessee based P&C insurance company that predominantly writes non-standard auto business in the Southeastern United States. The estimated purchase price for the transaction is approximately $165 million, subject to customary post-closing adjustments. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2016, subject ...

Direct General | June 16, 2016

The largest auto recall in U.S. history continues to grow. On Friday, May 27, Takata expanded its airbag recall in the U.S. to include more than 12 million vehicles manufactured by eight major automakers: Honda, Fiat Chrysler, Toyota, Mazda, Nissan, Subaru, Ferrari, and Mitsubishi.With more than 4.5 million inflators, Honda had the biggest recall total, while Fiat Chrysler reported 4.3 million. Drivers aren’t the only ones impacted though; Honda’s total includes around 2,700 Go...

PayPal | January 16, 2020

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced that it processed a record $10.3 billion in donations to charities around the world in 2019, and more than $1 billion in the month of December alone, as mobile and other digital channels continue to change how donors engage with nonprofit organizations. Twenty-one percent of all donations processed by PayPal in 2019 were made through mobile devices. "Our efforts to drive social impact and create value for all of our stakeholders continue ...