Death Care Law Blog
December 18, 2011
“Our preneed provides peace of mind by freeing your family from the burdens of rising funeral costs and from making difficult decisions during their time of grief.”
Since the inception of the transaction sixty years ago, that statement has defined preneed marketing. Even the AARP recently embrace the peace of mind concept. The inflationary protection that can be provided by preneed is the product of the guaranteed contract through which, funeral homes assumes the risks of investment returns and cost increases. But unless today’s consumer can afford to pay for that guaranteed preneed contract with a lump sum payment, the most popular form of preneed funding is forcing many families to choose cremation.
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