Switching accounts is "just a matter of planning" - Published:07/12/07
Moving accounts from one bank to another is "simple", according to the British Bankers' AssociationThe value of Christmas presents can "significantly" affect home contents cover, warns NFU MutualAxa is launching My Budget Day on November 21st in an effort to encourage populace to take control of their financesMoving accounts from one bank to another is "easy", according to the British Bankers' AssociationIt claims there has always been an wrong perception that switching is difficult, but that with the introduction of online banking, people are realising how simple it in fact isSpokesperson for the association Brian Capon said: "populace do shop around for the most excellent deals to suit their own purposes and according to what their circumstances are"He explained that "the input obsession is timing" and making sure salaries go into the right account is "now a matter of planning"The Financial Ombudsman Service recently claimed that complaints connecting to switching accounts had increased by 50 per cent on last year to 1,800In March 2008, the novel Banking and Business Banking Codes will be introduced, counting measures such as the "prohibition of account.
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AXA: Employers should allow staff time to budget - Published:17/10/07
AXA has announced that it is creating a day when employers will be asked to let their workers have an hour to sort out their financesNovember 21st will formally be My financial plan Day The effort has the support of the Confederation of British Industry and join, one of the largest unions in the UKAll 12,000 AXA employees will get one hour in the beginning of the day to labor on their money, the company has already promisedSteve Folkard of AXA said: "Money is one of the main causes of stress for adults and as such it is a major cause of employee absenteeism"The annual price of stress to UK plc is predictable to be around £96 billion That's equivalent to.
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Travel insurance a must for activity holidays, AXA advises - Published:02/11/06
Around one million Britons claimed on their travel cover for having suffered accident or wound in the last five years, according to investigateOver 13 million people will go on an activity holiday this year and 200,000 of these could be at risk, the figures suggestAXA Insurance, which provides house insurance, travel cover, pet cover, car cover, investments and pensions, conducted the survey, finding that a big number of travellers do not intend to take out journey insuranceAround two million, or 16 per cent of those planning to take an adventure holiday, do not plan on having a travel insurance rule, which is divided as 20 per cent of men and 12 per cent of womenPat Brady, travel cover manager at AXA Insurance said: "At AXA we are finding that many more people are choosing to construct tailor-made holidays and plan adventure-orientated breaks but are not cover themselves against the added risks that come with them"Many people consider that nothing will happen to them and while this is the true in the majority of cases, for the sake of a few pounds to take out travel insurance, doesn’t it create sense to have peace of mind"The learn shows that young people are most at risk, as one in five 18 to 24-year-olds have sustained some form of wound while on an activity holidayAccording to new Post Office research, 22 per cent of people in this age group will not be captivating.
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