Funeral Director Daily

Assurant Global Preneed division reports slight revenue increase, less operating income

By Funeral Director Daily / August 7, 2020 /

Assurant defines itself as “a leading global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases”.  The company released its 2nd Quarter 2020 results on Tuesday, August 4, and in doing so reported a Net Income of $173.5 million, which is up 24 percent from the same period in 2019. …

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Afternoon edition: The Cemetery Men. . . and more

By Funeral Director Daily / August 6, 2020 /

Today’s afternoon edition of Funeral Director Daily brings you stories about two men on a mission.  And, these men live and work in separate hemispheres but both have found a calling among the COVID-19 pandemic. Our first story is that of Brother Ronald Marin and comes to us from the Catholic publication, Crux.  Brother Marin…

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Understand your loans to save money

By Funeral Director Daily / August 6, 2020 /

As a youngster I had it drilled into me that you don’t buy things you cannot afford. . . . .but “affordability” also included the ability to buy things that you didn’t have the money for but you had a solid plan for repayment.  That thought process is known as using and building credit history.…

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Afternoon edition: News you can use. . . NFDA election and more

By Funeral Director Daily / August 5, 2020 /

In this press release from the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) we learned that Chris E. Christian and Beatrice “Bea” Lewanduski were elected to serve two-year terms on the NFDA Board of Directors.  According to the press release Christian is the co-owner of Christian-Sells Funeral Home in Rogersville, Tennessee.  The release also states that Lewanduski…

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Proud of our Profession

By Funeral Director Daily / August 5, 2020 /

I’m writing this on Monday morning even though you are receiving it as the Wednesday edition of Funeral Director Daily.  The freedom to do that (write in advance) once in a while is what makes writing a daily article palatable.  I didn’t do a whole lot over the weekend although I did come across this…

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Afternoon edition: Seeking Alpha opines on Service Corp post report. . . .other news

By Funeral Director Daily / August 4, 2020 /

In today’s afternoon edition we bring you a Seeking Alpha article from BOOX Research that opines on and goes into the details on why it says Service Corporation International “has a positive long-term outlook supported by its market leadership position and solid fundamentals.” We also bring you information on an Iowa funeral home celebrating its…

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Matthews Memorialization segment shows revenue gains in 3Q 2020

By Funeral Director Daily / August 4, 2020 /

Matthews International, which operates on a fiscal year that begins on October 1 each year, released earnings reports last week.  The company has three operating segments and the one that is of interest to those of us in the death care profession is what Matthews refers to as its “Memorialization Segment”. Matthews Memorialization Segment consists…

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Afternoon edition: StoneMor receives 2nd offer to take it private. . . .and more news from the death care universe

By Funeral Director Daily / August 3, 2020 /

StoneMor, Inc.,  the Philadelphia area based operator of funeral homes and cemeteries, announced in this press release on Friday, July 31, that they are in receipt of a 2nd offer from a company that would seek to take the company private.  If you remember, earlier this year, Axar Capital Management offered the company $0.67 per…

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Here’s a new gig at the cemetery

By Funeral Director Daily / August 3, 2020 /

Over the last couple of years Funeral Director Daily has done many articles that pertain to cemeteries, not only in the United States, but around the world.  Many of those articles have dealt with the uniqueness of a cemetery or the lack of upkeep in a cemetery, or, because of that lack of upkeep, an…

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Afternoon edition: lots of news. . . finance, cemetery, coroner race, funeral home sold, more

By Funeral Director Daily / July 31, 2020 /

As we head not only into the weekend but into the month of August, we found lots of interesting stories for our readers.  And, they are from all over the world. . .from preneed insurance in New Zealand, to public company finances in Great Britain, and back to the good old U.S.A. with stories ranging…

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