Funeral Director Daily

Funeral directors’ “premium-financed insurance” lawsuit to proceed

By Funeral Director Daily / September 4, 2025 /

  According to this recent article from Insurance News Net, an August decision from the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana will allow a 2024 filed lawsuit to proceed for Montana funeral directors who claim a “premium financing scheme cost them millions”.   Again, according to the article, the plaintiffs operate the Stevenson…

Airlines, cemeteries dealing with “Wide-bodies”

By Funeral Director Daily / September 3, 2025 /

    Just last week according to this article from Newsweek “Southwest Airlines announced that it was ending a policy that allowed plus-size travelers to book an extra seat without extra costs. Under the new rules, passengers must buy two seats if they cannot fit on one, but refunds may be considered if the flight…

Tukios offers new enhancements for funeral home websites

By Funeral Director Daily / September 2, 2025 /

    One of the leaders in funeral technology solutions, Tukios, informed us last week that they have brought to market new enhancements for websites that will allow funeral homes to streamline event planning, registration, and payment processing online.   From our point of view, families are inreasingly seeking personalized, meaningful experiences to celebrate life,…

Back to School – What’s new with Mortuary Education

By Funeral Director Daily / September 2, 2025 /

    It’s time for me to alter my running schedule.  You see, the day after Labor Day is the historic start of the new school year in my community and my morning run takes me by an elementary school. . . . And, during the school year I try to avoid the buses and…

Labor Day 2025 — Some news you can use

By Funeral Director Daily / September 1, 2025 /

    Today is the holiday Americans celebrate as Labor Day.  And while many of us reflect on the ceremonial “End of Summer” others in the Death Care profession are busy tending to the needs of the bereaved.   It’s a day when Funeral Director Daily does not want to bore you with some long…

Will “Recurring Revenue” come to Death Care?

By Funeral Director Daily / August 29, 2025 /

  It’s a staple fact that “Death” only occurs once for each human being.  And, in the business world of “Death Care” that’s a fact we have had to live with.  A recurring or repeat client is defined by a returning “family” not by repeat business of one individual.   Does that mean that “Recurring…

Funeral Homes: Evolution thins the Herd

By Funeral Director Daily / August 28, 2025 /

    Businesses commission research studies when there are unexplained difficulties with the business; primarily “business is down and we don’t know why”.  Over four decades funeral businesses commissioned hundreds of studies to explain the causes of declining business.  During the 1980’s and 90’s many funeral businesses in New York city metro area experienced declining…

Report: Record number of preneeds sold in 1st half of 2025

By Funeral Director Daily / August 27, 2025 /

    It’s the end of summer in Minnesota and lots of our friends get ready to embark on the journey to warmer climates soon.  So, it is a good time to say good-bye to our summer Minnesotans and wish them well until we see them again next Spring. Angie and I did that last…

Pennsylvania funeral home acquires “down and out” operator

By Funeral Director Daily / August 26, 2025 /

    There’s always a risk when a funeral home firm acquires another location.  There’s even more risk when a funeral home acquires a location that has had its license suspended by a state board of funeral directors.   However, as you can read and view in this report from Pennsylvania’s WTAJ-TV News that’s exactly…

Morgan Stanley gives “Key Takeaways” on the One Big Beautiful Bill and how they may help your business

By Funeral Director Daily / August 25, 2025 /

    There is a lot to learn about a bill that is 870 pages long.  While not as big as some bills such as the 906 pages of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 870 pages of regulations is a lot to digest.   I don’t pretend to know everything about the One…