Final expense insurance is a life insurance policy designed to cover end-of-life costs. You can get approved easily, but the death benefit is typically smaller.

Today, consumer protections are more robust. The Federal Trade Commission now enforces the Funeral Rule, which requires funeral homes to disclose costs and provides consumers with more options for ...

FUNERALS ARE OFTEN ONE OF LIFE’S BIGGEST EXPENSES. PLANNING AHEAD CAN BE UNCOMFORTABLE, BUT IT CAN SAVE MONEY AND HELP EASE THE BURDEN ON YOUR LOVED ONES. CONSUMER REPORTS HAS SOME PRACTICAL ADVICE ON ...

This article looks at the costs of several end-of-life expenses encountered by families of loved ones.

INDIANAPOLIS (CONSUMER REPORTS) — For nearly a half-century, Deloris Evans thought her passing would not be a burden for her family. Decades ago, she bought a prepaid funeral plan. Evans said, “I got ...