Since the onset of Covid, the death care industry has experienced an uptick in preneed sales. As witnessed recently on the Bankrate website, the financial planning industry has taken notice. Bankrate is a website that provides comparisons of various financial products, and recently posted an article titled “The pros and cons of funeral trusts
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COVID and Flexible Interpretations of Preneed Contracts
By Bill Stalter on
Posted in Guaranteed, Preneed
The risk of COVID to family members is causing some preneed contract holders to rethink the traditional funeral they have purchased. During the early stages of the coronavirus spread, a handful of funerals were found to have been super spreader events. Dozens of attendees were infected, and several deaths resulted. Funeral homes have since implemented…
NY Times: But Mom said everything was taken care of
By Bill Stalter on
We’re back to that recent New York Times article about funeral planning. The reporter offers spot on advice about the ‘gaps’ of preneed arrangements. A surviving parent will frequently advise adult children that they need not worry about his (or her) funeral because they have purchased a preneed contract. As the article suggests, adult children…
Pastoral Undertaking: A Case for Prearranging Funerals
By Bill Stalter on
Posted in Churches/Ritual, Preplanning
The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship website is a good source for articles on funeral ministry, and the Conversation Project reminded us of Reverend Marc Nelesen’s post about his conversation with a congregate who had prepared for her funeral. Rev. Nelesen describes how the congregate went to great lengths to plan her funeral, and to…