Pre-Paid Funeral Plans
Pre-paid funeral plans allow individuals to make financial and practical arrangements in advance, offering clarity for families and supporting funeral directors with defined service expectations. Since coming under Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulation, the market has evolved to prioritise transparency, consumer protection, and partnership accountability. Funeral Service Times reports on pre-paid plan providers, regulatory compliance, pricing structures, market trends, and the operational impact of plan administration—equipping funeral professionals with insight into a key area of funeral sector finance and service planning.
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Mar- 2024 -26 MarchTrade Organisations
Distinct Cremations welcomes NAFPP research findings
Distinct Cremations has welcomed the findings of the National Association of Funeral Plan Providers (NAFPP), which praised the industry for…
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20 MarchBusiness
Jennifer Ashe and Son partners with Ecclesiastical
Jennifer Ashe and Son has announced a new partnership with Ecclesiastical Planning Services, a national pre-paid funeral plan provider. The…
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Jan- 2024 -26 JanuaryFeatures
SunLife’s Cost of Dying Report is in – but is it accurate?
The latest Cost of Dying Report by SunLife, which diligently covered the whole 2023 calendar year, showed that funeral costs…
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Dec- 2023 -15 DecemberFeatures
How to plan cost-saving farewells
Whether sudden or expected, the death of a loved one can bring lots of tasks to surviving members of the…
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Oct- 2023 -11 OctoberFuneral Plans
SFO launches criminal investigation into Safe Hands Plans
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has opened a criminal investigation into suspected fraud at Safe Hands Plans Limited and its…
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Mar- 2023 -28 MarchBusiness
Crystal Cremations opens first funeral shop
Crystal Cremations has opened the doors to its first one stop funeral shop, Crystal Funeral Care Services on Blackburn Road…
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Dec- 2022 -22 DecemberBusiness
The funeral market: state of play in 2022
“The important role of the funeral director in society is something that really goes under the radar. Death isn’t something…
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Jul- 2022 -29 JulyFuneral Plans
FCA begins regulation of pre-paid funeral plans
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has officially begun its regulation of the pre-paid funeral plan market today (29 July) and…
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Jun- 2022 -17 JuneBusiness
Dignity receives ‘intent to authorise’ status from FCA
Dignity has announced that the FCA has confirmed that it is “intending to authorise” Dignity Funerals Limited as a regulated…
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Apr- 2022 -12 AprilFuneral Plans
A.W. Lymn reassures pre-paid plan holders
As the funeral sector heads towards a shift in how it is regulated, East Midlands funeral director A.W. Lymn is…
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