Do funeral homes accept Life Insurance to pay for funeral services?

Most funeral homes will accept an assignment from life insurance to help ease the financial burden of the family.  In most cases it is a form the family will sign stating a certain amount of the policy should be paid to the funeral home. The funeral home then does the rest of the work with the company as well as with claim forms.  If you are planning on using a policy to pay for a funeral make sure and ask the director up front, there are some funeral homes that won’t accept assignments. Other ways of paying for services include cash, check, credit cards, pre need policies, and in some cases other financial arrangements can be made.  At this time there is a $250 death benefit reimbursement from Social Security for a surviving spouse or dependent child to receive.  Many funeral homes will also accept pre need policies from other funeral homes.  For any further questions call Hewett-Arney Funeral Home in Temple (254) 778-3200.

Justin Arney
Hewett-Arney Funeral Home
Temple, TX