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.
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Sep- 2025 -10 SeptemberFuneral Plans
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 the population – to…
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Jul- 2025 -25 JulyFuneral Plans
Everest extends funeral offering to MetLife UK employees’ parents
Everest Funeral Concierge has extended its end-of-life planning and funeral support services to cover parents and in-laws of employees insured…
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Nov- 2024 -7 NovemberFuneral Plans
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, according to a…
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Mar- 2024 -4 MarchFuneral Plans
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 die, due to a…
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Aug- 2023 -14 AugustCommunity
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 loss didn’t turn to…
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Oct- 2022 -17 OctoberFuneral Plans
Everest launches in UK via MetLife partnership
International funeral planning and concierge service firm, Everest, has officially debuted in the UK through a new strategic partnership with…
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Dec- 2021 -17 DecemberLatest News
Shepherds Friendly partners with Co-op Funeralcare
Shepherds Friendly has announced that it has partnered with Co-op Funeralcare. The partnership will allow Shepherds to provide the Funeral…
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May- 2021 -10 MayFeatures
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 struggle to pay for funerals for…
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Feb- 2020 -26 FebruaryBusiness
Dead Happy reveals ‘funniest’ funeral home names
Life insurance company Dead Happy has revealed the list of the “funniest” funeral home names around the world. According to…
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Jan- 2020 -22 JanuaryLatest News
‘Good Grief’ by Bastille named the most-played millennial funeral song
‘Good Grief’ by Bastille has been named the most-played millennial funeral song, according to life insurance comparison site, Reassured. According…
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