Afternoon Edition
Prior to the July 2022 regulations put into place by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in Great Britain there was little in the form of regulation for Preneed funeral plans in that country. Preneed can be done a little differently than in the USA in Great Britain, but there is much to be learned…
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From the website of the Parente Funeral Home of Bridgeport, Connecticut comes the announcement that “Kevin Lesko has purchased Parente Lauro Funeral Home, of Bridgeport, from Michael Parente. To assure the seamless transition of his family’s longstanding service, Michael has joined the new funeral care firm. . . . Effective September 1, 2023,…
Read MoreEvery funeral home and cemetery in North America is looking at ways to increase revenues as case mix decidedly moves to lower cost cremation and memorial services from the traditional casketed burial cases. One of the ways to increase that revenue is to offer several different ways to memorialize cremated remains. . .…
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Our friends at “Two Guys and a Question” podcast, funeral service experts Alan Creedy and Danny Jefferson released a 7-minute podcast the other day that really hit home to me. Creedy and Jefferson brought up the idea of “Radical Hospitality”. You may not know what that is, but after listening to the…
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Next week at this time I will have taken a big step in satifying my annual Continuing Education (CEU) requirements for my State of Minnesota license. I looked into what opportunites are available at the NFDA Convention in Las Vegas coming up and started planning my schedule. However, even if you do…
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The topic of yesterday’s sermon at my church was “God’s got it covered”. While I totally understand that it is not on the same level as the topic at church, I had the same feeling when I received an email from the National Funeral Directors Association last week. If you remember, last…
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Death care company Matthews International has had quite a stock run up so far in 2023. And, this August 2, 2023, article from Seeking Alpha seems to say there is still room to move up for the company. The article, entitled, Matthews International: The easy money has been made, but there is…
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A press release from Batesville last week announced additional resources being put into the “Living Memorial” program by Batesville. The company announced it “is doubling down on its mission of helping families honor the lives of those they love® with an enhancement to its Living Memorial® tree planting program that gives families the…
Read MoreToday is the 15th of August. As we do on the 15th of every month we list the articles that were most read by Funeral Director Daily readers over the past 30 days. We noticed that this month’s Top 5 are very business oriented. Here they are: Private Equity claims another…
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It is the time of the 3rd Tuesday of the month when the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) sponsors it participatory “Peer Support Meeting” for funeral professionals. It will take place tomorrow evening (Tuesday, August 15, at 8 pm Eastern time, 7 pm Central time). To register and/or for more information on this…
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