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Instead of having monetary value, Burial Insurance pays you in the form of funeral services and funeral products. Presently, the average cost of funerals is around $6,000-$8,000 if you have a traditional funeral. By opting to plan ahead, you have the freedom and flexibility to arrange for all of the cost instead of burdening your grieving family with these issues. When family is grieving over a loved one, they are more susceptible to being taken advantage by funeral salesmen trying to up sell products and services. This will eliminate those concerns.
 
Burial Insurance is a rather inexpensive and responsible way that helps you guarantee that your funeral service will be executed the way you want it carried out. Most people can afford this type of insurance, even those with limited means. Payments can be made weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly. Some companies will even make it easy for you and take payments by bank draft or credit card. You get to choose the coverage amount and can discuss this with your agent.
 
Burial Insurance is also known as:
 
  • Funeral Insurance
  • Pre-need Insurance
  • Final Expense Insurance
  • Graded Life Insurance
 
Burial Insurance is a remarkable form of life insurance in the way that, the premium is does not increase and your benefits never decrease. The coverage is permanent. You have multiple plans and options to choose from. Funerals are actually like weddings. You can go choose to have a small and simple one with just those closest to you present or you can choose to make your funeral a celebration of your life or final destination and have all your family and friends attend. Forethought Life Insurance Company is the largest provider in the preneed business and the largest policy they offer is $25,000. Whichever route you take, it is always good to plan for your specific style ahead of time.
 
Unlike most Life Insurance policies, anyone can obtain burial insurance, regardless of their health conditions at the time of applying for it. There are no medical exams connected to obtaining Burial Insurance and the policy will never be canceled because of your age. Coverage will be for the rest of your life.
 
Under The Funeral Rule that covers Americans only, directors are required to give you a breakdown of cost of products and services (called a General Price List) that you select for your funeral. If the total cost is unknown, they must give you a good faith estimate.
 
Before you choose the HMO option, it is good to ask those already enrolled in the plan if they like the treatment they are given.
 
Three Basic Categories for Funeral cost: The following is the basic categories and some products in one category may actually be included in the basic service fee. It is very important to find out what is actually covered in the basic services when you are buying your plan.
 
  • Basic service fee: This is standard and consumers cannot decline this cost. This covers services common to all funerals. It includes the use of the home and the services of the funeral director and his staff. Burial arrangement coordination is also included in this.
  • Optional charges: This includes transportation of the body, the use of a hearse and limousines, embalming or cremation and interment, viewing (or wakes) and the burial container.
  • Cash disbursements: This covers extra goods and services that the funeral home buys on your behalf. This is for those that do not have a specific clergy or minister to perform the service or pallbearers to carry the casket. This also includes musicians or soloist if you wish to have one. All of these things in this section have to be with your consent.
 
Typical funeral expenses that you need to be sure to account for:
 
  • Casket
  • Cemetary Plot
  • Grave Vault or Liner
  • Digging and filling the grave
  • Headstone
  • Funeral Service
  • Visitation/Viewing
  • Minister
  • Hearse
  • Legal Fees
  • Debts
  • Doctor Bills
  • Probate and Taxes
  • Flowers and Music
 
Most people have never heard of a grave vault or liner. Keep in mind that nothing can prevent a casket from decaying. Vaults or liners are necessary because wood placed in the ground will decay in the matter of months in some areas, and after a few years, all wood decays. This causes the ground to settle and shift and a vault or liner will keep the ground surrounding the casket strong. When funeral planning, approach the subject of burial vaults verses grave liners with this knowledge.
 
When drawing up your Burial Insurance plan it is also important to refer to your will in conjunction to this. If you made out your will in the past and specified you wanted your remains to be taken care of in a certain way but your Burial Insurance states otherwise, it could cause a lot of unnecessary confusion when the time comes.
 
Also known as the free examination period, the Free Look Period is the length of time you have to review your new policy and return it for a full refund if you decide to back out. It begins on the day that you receive your policy in the mail and you have 10 to 20 days to decide. If you are applying for Burial Insurance, inquire about this. If that company does not give you the option to review your coverage details, you might consider alternative options.
 
By using Direct Insurances, you can rest assured we will focus on providing you with the best and most comprehensive quotes in order to give you the Burial Insurance that best fits your situation, lifestyle and budget.