As you leave middle age behind, buying insurance to finance your funeral may seem like a no-brainer - death is inevitable, after all, and somebody will have to pay. "In life insurance planning, that ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Brenda Ohrabka isn't ready to put to use the burial insurance policy her parents bought her 58 years ago. And even if she were, she isn't sure she'd want the dull, dour funeral service ...

Photo: Flickr user Steve Snodgrass. If you're trying to be financially responsible and have your fiscal ducks all in a row, it might seem sensible to sign up for "pre-need" funeral insurance to ...

In the realm of financial advising, discussions often revolve around retirement savings, investment strategies and estate planning. However, there’s one critical aspect of advising that frequently ...

If you're trying to be financially responsible and have your fiscal ducks all in a row, it might seem sensible to sign up for "pre-need" funeral insurance to (eventually) cover the cost of your ...

A generation ago, burial was the default and cremation the exception. Today, the roles are rapidly reversing. By 2035, 80% of ...

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Des Moines-based American Enterprise Group more than doubled its total assets when it closed on the purchase of Utah-based Great Western Insurance Company in late January. Founded by Watson Powell in ...

A funeral home director in Putnam County will be spending the next few years behind bars for insurance fraud. On Thursday, Chad Harding was sentenced one to 10 years each for three counts of ...