preneed funerals
There is an old saying that goes, “You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink”. I think that the meaning of that phrase, in human terms is something like this, “You can tell a person the situation, but you cannot make them act on it”. In my…
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According to a recent e-mail that I received, the Homesteaders “Preneed Motivators Report” is available to be downloaded free of charge. This report is the 7th edition of data gathered from Homesteaders policyholders and will give you key information on what motivates consumers to purchase preneed funeral and cremation policies. According to…
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In business it is many times believed that the smaller you are, the more nimble you can be. And, if you live on a lake or an ocean you probably have heard the phrase that you “can turn around a jetski faster than an aircraft carrier”. Both of those thoughts came to my…
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Trust is hard to earn. . . .and many times, harder to keep. Any business that promises a service at a later date in return for a payment now comes under scrutiny by almost everyone. However, most businesses that are conducted that way have a horde of government regulations that keep consumers safe.…
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I was on my way to a local chapter board meeting of Junior Achievement on Friday morning and listening to business radio. It was at that time that the Producer Price Index (PPI) for the month of November was announced as well as was the PPI for the service industry. Just for the record, the…
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This article from the Insurance News Net informs readers that preneed insurance company National Guardian Life (NGL), based in Madison, Wisconsin, has sold its interest in Settlers Life Insurance Company to Everly Holdings, LLC. The sale consists of approximately 225,000 policies that are geographically disbursed throughout the United States. Those policies included in the agreement…
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According to a press release from the company, Premier Preneed Marketing, a preneed marketing company that offers funeral homes throughout the United States a comprehensive product portfolio to meet both their financial objectives and marketing needs, has announced that the company has recently developed a series of training videos on the topic of preneed. These…
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I enjoy learning and then finding solutions to problems. It’s something I’ve done since I was a child — find out the facts of the situation and then solve the problem. To that end, I continue to read four business newsletters per day. . . I simply enjoy what I learn from them and then…
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In a follow-up to what Funeral Director Daily reported in March, this press release will inform you that Madison, Wisconsin, based CUNA Mutual Group has closed on its acquisition of Assurant Global Preneed. The press release states that the purchase price was approximately $1.35 billion. Assurant CEO Alan Colberg said this in the release, “This…
Read MoreTo our readers: Before we get into our feature article of the day I want to apologize to readers who did not receive distributed copies of Funeral Director Daily last Wednesday and Thursday. Unfortunately, we ran into issues where we simply outgrew our former distributor of Funeral Director Daily emails, Twitter, and Facebook postings. The…
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