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We Are Direct Cremations launches West Midlands service

We Are Direct Cremations launches West Midlands service

SAIF welcomes legalisation of water cremation in Scotland

SAIF welcomes legalisation of water cremation in Scotland

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Life Insurance

Life insurance plays a significant role in the UK funeral sector by helping families cover funeral costs, settle estates and manage the financial implications of bereavement. For funeral directors, arrangers and sector professionals, understanding how life insurance products intersect with funeral planning is essential to supporting clients effectively and ethically. Funeral Service Times covers developments in the life insurance space that impact funeral provision, including policy trends, regulatory changes, consumer awareness, product innovation, claims processes and the integration of life cover with pre-paid funeral plans. Our reporting supports professionals in navigating conversations around financial planning and funeral affordability with confidence and sensitivity.

Life Insurance

Life insurance plays a significant role in the UK funeral sector by helping families cover funeral costs, settle estates and manage the financial implications of bereavement. For funeral directors, arrangers and sector professionals, understanding how life insurance products intersect with funeral planning is essential to supporting clients effectively and ethically. Funeral Service Times covers developments in the life insurance space that impact funeral provision, including policy trends, regulatory changes, consumer awareness, product innovation, claims processes and the integration of life cover with pre-paid funeral plans. Our reporting supports professionals in navigating conversations around financial planning and funeral affordability with confidence and sensitivity.

Empathy expands into UK with bereavement support launch

Bereavement support company Empathy has expanded into the UK, marking its first move into…

Four in 10 want ashes scattered overseas, survey finds

Four in 10 people in Britain would like their ashes scattered abroad, but most have made…

Assisted dying bill prompts more open talk about funeral planning

Public debate around the assisted dying bill has encouraged about 21 million adults – 39% of…

Everest extends funeral offering to MetLife UK employees’ parents

Everest Funeral Concierge has extended its end-of-life planning and funeral support services…

60% of UK adults worry about rising funeral expenses, study finds

Some 60% of UK adults have some worries about covering the costs of a loved one’s funeral,…

29 million do not have funeral plans in order, Co-op finds

Approximately 29 million people are at risk of not having their affairs in order when they…

Almost a quarter of adults grieve alone, Metlife finds

Almost a quarter of adults grieve alone, while 23% of British people who have experienced a…

Shepherds Friendly partners with Co-op Funeralcare

Shepherds Friendly has announced that it has partnered with Co-op Funeralcare.

Not talking about death could mean ‘funeral poverty’ for families

The term “funeral poverty” is described to coin the ever-increasing number of families who…
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