OneFamily

We're pleased to see that Martin Lewis' open letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, includes two of the changes we've been campaigning for. Firstly, we support his call to reduce the lifetime ISA (LISA) withdrawal penalty for all first-time buyers. Our recent research of 2,000 18-40 year olds revealed the withdrawal fee as the second most-common reason to not take advantage of a lifetime ISA, with the most common reason being the fact their money would be inaccessible in an emergency. Secondly, we agree with Martin Lewis that the government's promise to assess the curriculum and consider the possibility of making financial education compulsory in all schools is a positive step. Earlier this month, we conducted research into 14-17 year olds' attitudes to money. Of the 1,000 teens we spoke to, 63% think that schools should teach them about budgeting, 53% are worried about how much life goals cost and 34% told us they find thinking about money stressful. Martin Lewis' letter is available here: https://lnkd.in/e6DNHKQf

Director of Protection at Beagle Street, Ryan Griffin, has written in FT Adviser discussing how millions of people are at risk of being without the financial support they’d need if a loved one were to pass away. Beagle Street's recent report estimated the average baseline financial impact of the death of a family breadwinner across England, Scotland and Wales would be £195,000 over 10 years. #LifeInsurance

At OneFamily, we believe that our management should reflect our customers. In the video below, Philippa Herz, our Chief Financial Officer, explains how this is one of the reasons why women are such a core part of all of our teams, at every level. #WomenInFinance #FinancialServices

Thank you to Building Societies Association for sharing Customer Operations Director, Jackie Davies' blog on the cost-of-living crisis and its impact on young adults. Jackie explores how the priorities of 18-40 year olds have changed, pointing to our recent research which found that the average cost of getting married, buying a house and having children in the UK is now almost £395,000.

We're excited to share the news that we've become members of GAIN (Group for Autism, Insurance, Investment & Neurodiversity). GAIN's mission is to champion neurodiversity in the workplace by helping financial services companies (like us) support the employment prospects of neurodivergent colleagues. With 1 in 5 individuals in the UK identifying as neurodivergent, we think it's crucial to provide a neuroinclusive workplace to make OneFamily a great place for everyone to work. #NeuroDiversity #NeuroInclusive #InclusiveWorkplace #Autism #ADHD #Dyslexia #Dyspraxia

We're pleased to announce that Holly Ewing has been appointed as our new Distribution Director for our Beagle Street and OneFamily brands, subject to regulatory approval. Holly will be responsible for widening our intermediary distribution and driving new business to support our growth in the protection space. She brings a comprehensive understanding of the intermediary protection market and its current regulatory landscape. Her previous role was as Head of Intermediary Distribution at Aviva and prior to that she was Head of Intermediary Sales at AIG. Holly says that one of the key reasons she's joining the OneFamily Group is our emphasis on the role of people in our business, both as members of the team or as current or future customers. She adds that she's looking forward to contributing to our success and planned expansion. Welcome to the team Holly!

Looking for a fresh start this year? How would you like to work for a company on the 2024 Sunday Times' "Best Places to Work" list? We're hiring! Take a look at our open positions below and find out more on our careers page: https://brnw.ch/21wL31E #Recruitment #Careers #Jobs #BrightonJobs #PeterboroughJobs

Our annual sales conference last week brought together teams from across OneFamily and Beagle Street to celebrate the fantastic achievements over the last 12 months and discuss how we can keep moving forward. It was great to see everyone and to hear about the innovative work happening across the business. #Conference #SalesTeam

Congratulations to Dan Pacey, one of our talented customer service team managers, who last night walked away with the silver medal for Service Team Manager of the Year at the UK National Contact Centre Awards! And a huge well done to our Customer Operations Training Team who were finalists in the Learning and Development Team of the Year category. This recognition reflects the hard work of everyone in our customer services team who go above and beyond to help our customers. #UKNCCAwards #CallCentreAwards #CustomerService

Our CEO, Jim Islam, spoke today at the Co-operatives UK Congress in Birmingham as part of a panel discussion aptly named "The feeling is mutual". Mutuals are good for the economy, good for workers and good for the customers they serve, yet the concept of a mutual society can be difficult to explain. The panel engaged in a lively and thought-provoking discussion on why this is and what can be done about it. #Cooperatives #MutualSociety #CoopCongress Joining Jim on the panel was: • Host, Rebecca Harvey, Executive Editor, Co-op News • Shirine Khoury-Haq, CEO, Co-op Group • Kevin Parry OBE, Society Chairman, Nationwide and Chair of Royal London • Shelagh Hancock, CEO, First Milk • Paul Dover, UK Agriculture Director, Arla Foods