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Jim Islam

Jim Islam has been OneFamily's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) since December 2023. He places great value on the importance of education, citing it as the foundation stone upon which social mobility can be built.

As OneFamily’s CEO, he wants to hold out his hand of support to those who don’t know where to turn and to use his platform to lift people up and inspire them to fulfil their potential.

He encourages thinking big, having great aspirations and setting audacious goals to free potential. With education, encouragement and empowerment he thinks that any child can achieve their biggest and most colourful of dreams.

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Making the world a better place starts with the little things

09 Dec 2024

OneFamily Group CEO, Jim Islam, reflects on 2024 and how global changes and challenges are likely to impact us all in 2025.

The 100-year life

05 Dec 2024

The 100-year life Medical advances, the NHS, better quality food and increased knowledge about keeping healthy mean that people are living longer, creating an aging population. The World Economic Forum suggests that it might be possible to live to 150 under ‘ideal conditions’. And, in a separate report, it states that businesses and policy-makers must […]

Threadbare safety nets

05 Dec 2024

Self-employed people are much less likely to have life insurance than those with salaried jobs. So how can financial institutions help?

The working revolution

05 Dec 2024

CEO, Jim Islam, discusses the huge impact AI is likely to have on the way we live and work, and how it’s being used at OneFamily.

Sustainability in the financial services sector

05 Dec 2024

What role should the financial sector play in responding to the climate crisis? CEO Jim Islam discusses OneFamily’s efforts.

Social inequality and the financial sector

05 Dec 2024

As the gap between the rich and poor grows, what can financial services be doing to reduce financial inequality?

Letter to Ministry of Justice

14 Nov 2024

OneFamily Group CEO, Jim Islam, has written a letter to Heidi Alexander MP asking to help teens with mental incapacity access their savings.

AI – How can it help our customers?

18 Apr 2024

OneFamily CEO, Jim Islam, explains how the company is leveraging AI technology to both support colleagues and better serve customers.

Doing right by our global family

11 Mar 2024

Mutuals were the original crowd-funders, enabling working people to put money aside and build their financial resilience.

Volunteering – a little drop of compassion goes a long way

22 Feb 2024

OneFamily CEO, Jim Islam, is explains why he holds RNLI is such high regard and why every OneFamily colleague is given volunteering leave.

Meet more members of this team:

Philippa Herz

Philippa, with more than 30 years of insurance leadership and Board experience, became OneFamily's CFO in December 2023.

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Alison Knocker

With a financial background and over 30 years of commercial experience, Alison has been OneFamily's CPO since 2021.

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Dominic Valente

Dominic joined OneFamily in 2018 as Head of Enterprise Risk to oversee the financial, operational and resilience risk.

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