BUZZ-Direct Line: Shares at life-high on robust H1
** Shares (Berlin: DI6.BE - news) in Direct Line (Other OTC: DIISY - news) touch all-time highs after co reports robust H1 beating analysts' expectations
** Stock top gainer on FTSE-350 Insurance Financial Index
** Britain's largest motor insurer says benefiting from absence of claims from major weather events and higher than expected reserve releases
** Co to pay interim dividend of 4.6 pence, from 4.4 pence last year
** Shore Capital analyst says management must be given considerable credit for turnaround delivered to date despite intense competition and growing regulatory focus (aashika.jain@thomsonreuters.com)