Linea Directa Aseguradora are a market leader in direct car, motor and home insurance in Spain.
Linea Directa are in fact the Spanish Direct Line insurance operation which you may be familiar with from the United Kingdom.
If you are searching for Linea Directa in English you are in the right place because Linea Directa have English-speaking staff and policies worded in English.
Please note any reference to the word seguros is a reference to the Spanish word for insurance.
Linea Directa began in 1995 in Spain through the joint agreement between Spanish bank, BankInter and Direct Line Insurance, a market leader in telephone sales of car insurance in the UK since 1985.
The unique formula of Direct Line was to have a telephone call centre instead of a national branch network of offices.
Despite the initial reluctance of customers in Spain, Linea Directa experienced success due to its cheap quotations for car insurance in Spain – often beating competitors by up to 50 percent and a massive exposure via television advertising extolling the advantages of using the popular red phone which is part of the logo.
Led by Maria Dolores Dancausa who was awarded in 2007 by the Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Madrid (ASEME) in recognition of her career and commitment to equality for women, today the company ranks sixth in terms of turnover, with a market share of 5.1 percent.
Although at its inception it only sold car insurance, now you can also take out motorcycle insurance, quad insurance, comprehensive medical treatment and since 2007, home insurance.
LINEA DIRECTA (DIRECT LINE ) CAR INSURANCE
Are you searching for Linea Directa car insurance in Spain or Direct Line car insurance Spain?
Linea Directa are the Spanish equivalent of United Kingdom based Direct Line Insurance and are 100 percent owned by Bank Inter.
Linea Directa has a commitment to a strong quality of service and personal customer attention and care.
Linea Directa Aseguradora offers English and German speaking support staff and policy documents in English and German which is why they attract so much business from expatriates in Spain.
At the time of writing it is not possible to take out pet insurance, life insurance, marine insurance or travel insurance.
Services from Linea Directa include:
- Fully comprehensive car insurance from just €299.
- Moped insurance.
- Motorbike insurance.
- Motorcycle insurance.
- Van insurance
- Scooter insurance.
- Mountain bike insurance.
- SME motor policy (fleet insurance).
- Home insurance.
- House insurance.
- Quad bike insurance.
The familiar brand name is a reassurance to people who know that in the event of a problem such as needing help with repairs and claims in the event of an accident in Spain, they know help will be on hand at the end of a phone.
They operate in a similar manner to Direct Line Insurance in the UK in that they specialise in competitive low-cost cover over the telephone. They don’t have offices in Spain nor do they use brokers or agents, this usually means their overheads are low and this is usually reflected in their quotes.
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