Utah Preferred Senior Benefits
Our mission at Utah Preferred Senior Benefits is to inform and educate individuals seeking Final Exp
Do You Need Final Expense Insurance?
According to the National Funeral Director Association, the average cost of an American funeral was about $7,000-$9,000 which does NOT include the burial vault, a requirement in most cemeteries, and that expense raises the average total to over $8,000.
These are some non-funeral costs that tend to occur at the end of life:
● Transportation of the body
● Cremation Urns
● Settling debts and paying off medical bills
● Transferring a loved one's belongings or settling an estate
Funeral costs have continued to rise. In 1960, the cost of a basic adult funeral averaged about $700. In 1980, the bill for that same average funeral totaled over $1,800. In 2012, average funerals had increased 10 times since 1960 to $7,000. The prices only continue to rise.