Preneed
The other day we received a press release announcing that “The Domani Group joins forces with Homesteaders Life Company”. In that release, which you can read here, it announced “The Domani Group, a leader in preneed and aftercare solutions for funeral homes, is pleased to announce it is joining forces with Homesteaders Life Company.” This…
It is somewhat unbelievable to me how fast we have moved from Memorial Day to Labor Day, but here we are. Among the American debate, many schools are opening, the election is soon here, and the one constant is that those in the funeral profession continue to give comfort and guidance to those in need.…
In the last couple of months or so I’ve heard from funeral home owners, or heard on a webinar, that the loss of revenue on a per case basis has been anywhere from about 9% to almost 40% in North America. Even the public companies, such as Service Corporation International and Carriage Services, acknowledged in…
In a press release that we received last week from Insurance News Net we learned that Transamerica Insurance has partnered with Everest Funeral Package, LLC to provide “a new funeral concierge benefit at no direct cost for qualifying life insurance policyholders.” The press release goes on to say that this “Concierge Planning Rider” will provide…
In this day and age it seems that when you are reading a newspaper or watching television for the news, it is not only enough to read or watch, but you may find it necessary to know the political persuasion of the entity presenting the news to get an accurate read on it. You have…
In today’s afternoon edition of Funeral Director Daily we have a couple of national firms in the news for differing reasons. First of all, we will tell you of Funeral Directors Life (FDLIC) and their investment in saving some of the world’s energy. They recently added a parking lot that will be covered by about…
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. …
When it comes to “Financial Literacy” I consider myself one of the lucky ones who had a father who insisted that his children learn about how to manage whatever income it was that you made. My dad was a business man, and in our house growing up, not only were we expected to learn the…
Earlier in July Funeral Director Daily featured an article entitled, “Does death care have a consumer influencer?” The article pertained to our profession and wondered out loud if death care had someone that was able to “influence” consumers as to their choice of death care. That “influencer group” is in a lot of other industries…
