West Des Moines, Iowa — Homesteaders Life Company, a national leader in preneed funeral funding, is joining the recently-announced fundraising effort by the Funeral Service Foundation to provide much-needed...
Overflowing morgues. Caskets piled in the streets. Cemeteries running out of space. Amid the 1918 flu pandemic, the breakneck speed of the disease forced families to forgo formal...
Brookfield, Wis. – The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) and the Funeral Service Foundation are delighted to announce their lead contributions totaling $250,000 to the Foundation’s newly-announced COVID-19 Crisis...
Note: If you have questions about volunteering, please send an email to nfda@nfda.org. Brookfield, Wis. – The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) is asking for volunteers who can travel to...
Media, PA—With more than 90% of staff currently working from home, ASD – Answering Service for Directorshas taken steps to greatly expand the company’s remote capabilities in response...
By: Ellery Bowker, Aftercare.com The out-of-nowhere coronavirus pandemic is upon us (I hope and pray it’s nearing its peak), and it has really rocked the funeral business, and...
NEW YORK, April 1, 2020 – Alleghany Capital Corporation (“Alleghany Capital”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alleghany Corporation, today announced that it has acquired a majority interest in Wilbert...
At a time when gatherings are not available or are limited to just immediate family, funeral homes must now provide families a place for their relatives and friends...
Brookfield, Wis. – The importance of having a funeral to honor the deceased and giving loved ones an opportunity to celebrate that life and begin to grieve is...
In the past month, our profession, along with the world, has been flipped upside down. We are no longer interacting in the same ways we have been for...