Final Expense University Chapter 2

What is Final Expense insurance?

While most people prefer not to talk about end-of-life issues, it is important to plan for them. Expenses associated with death can have a substantial financial impact on those you love. Final expense life insurance can help protect loved ones from having to pay these costs out of pocket.

In most cases, a basic funeral service will include a memorial, death certificates for the deceased, and housing the remains. In addition to those costs, there are also charges involved for goods and services, such as transportation, preparation and embalming, use of the funeral home, a casket and headstone, a burial plot, gravesite, the burial service or alternatively, cremation. There may also be additional costs, such as flowers and the printing of memorial cards. Final expense insurance is designed to help you cover all of these costs.