Final Expense
Affordable life insurance coverage for final expenses
Do you have provisions in place to protect your loved ones from expenses associated with your final expenses? As we approach our final years, it becomes critical to ask yourself this and other important questions.
Funeral expenses can vary from several thousand dollars up to $15,000 and more depending on which services you select. These are financial burdens your loved ones shouldn’t have to shoulder.
The average costs of a funeral
In 2008, the average cost of a funeral was $10,875, and that average increases as time goes on. Here’s a sample breakdown of the costs:
- Funeral Director Services . . . . $600
- Cemetery Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,200
- Casket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,300
- Headstone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500
- Visitation/viewing . . . . . . . . . . . $400
- Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . $625
- Embalming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$600
- Misc. Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,400
