Funeral Director Daily
In the last calendar year – dating back to October 16, 2023 – Matthews International stock, the parent company of Aurora Casket and Matthews Environmental Solutions (cremation), has dropped over 44% in a world, by contrast, where the Dow Jones Industrials have risen over 25% for the same dates. A recent (October 6,…
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I received a marketing piece from a retirement wealth management company the other day and in looking at it found some statistics on the Baby Boomer generation that I feel pertains to funeral homes, cemeteries, and death care in general. In particular, I wondered how funeral homes are reaching out and making…
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Tomorrow will mark the 3rd Tuesday of October and with every 3rd Tuesday comes the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) Peer Support Meeting. Supported by CANA, here’s what their teaser on this month’s subject says: “This month, we will host an open forum for discussion on any topic. All are given space…
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In late September we learned that The Natural Funeral of Lafayette, Colorado, was launching a program in which existing funeral homes can purchase what the company calls “Chrysalis” vessels for use at their own funeral homes or other facilities. The “Chrysalis” vessels are used for the human disposition process of Natural Organic Reduction…
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Earlier this week we learned that Funeral Directors Life (FDL), based in Abilene, Texas, was approved to sell preneed insurance in the state of Virginia. As you can read from this press release, that announcement, following an earlier announcement making Michigan a legal Funeral Directors Life state, now makes Funeral Directors Life preneed…
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In what is becoming a growing trend among larger funeral home operators Anthem Partners announced in late September that they had formed a strategic alliance with Premier Preneed Marketing and National Guardian Life (NGL) that they believe will help grow their preneed business. According to a statement in the press release from Jim La…
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Last week I read this press release from Service Corporation International (SCI) that was headlined “Service Corporation International announces Leadership Promotions”. As I read through the announcement it reflected the fact that SCI was making some changes in its leadership structure. While I don’t know the exact circumstances, in reading the press…
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Better Place Forests (BPF) has been known for being a place where families can have meaningful “in-person” experiences with memorialization in the company forests. Last week we learned of BPF’s acquisition of digital platform Butterfly which will now give the company the addition of “High Tech” digital memorials that can be accessed online…
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Back in April 2024 Tukios and its founder CEO Curtis Funk announced that they would be producing a podcast series titled “Podcasket”. According to this press release on the series, it would feature “. . . . all things deathcare, feature special guests, and will be available on any streaming device. I was humbled…
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It’s been almost 100 years since Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Bill into law in 1935. And, contrary to what most people believe, there was a “Lump Sum Death Benefit” (LSDB) applied to that bill that took effect at that time. However, the original LSDB was discontinued in 1939 at…
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