The Funeral.com Journal

Resources to help you create tributes as unique as the people (and pets) you love. Learn how engraving, photos, colors, and symbols add meaning; discover scattering rituals and at-home memorial ideas. We focus on the details that matter—because small choices can carry a lifetime of comfort.

Using Life Insurance for Funeral Costs: Timing and Pitfalls - Funeral.com, Inc.

Using Life Insurance for Funeral Costs: Timing and Pitfalls

In the days after a death, families are asked to do two things at once: grieve and make decisions. If there’s a life insurance policy, it can feel like a...

Using a Death Certificate to Claim Life Insurance - Funeral.com, Inc.

Using a Death Certificate to Claim Life Insurance

In the days after a death, life can feel like two separate realities happening at once. In one reality, you are grieving—trying to sleep, trying to eat, trying to remember...

Smart Contracts in Insurance: How Automated Claims Work (and the Oracle Problem) - Funeral.com, Inc.

Smart Contracts in Insurance: How Automated Claims Work (and the Oracle Problem)

When you’re doing funeral planning, insurance can feel like the “later” problem—something you’ll deal with after the hard parts are over. But for many families, it becomes immediate: a policy...

Cyber Insurance for Estates and Executors: When It Helps (and What It May Not Cover) - Funeral.com, Inc.

Cyber Insurance for Estates and Executors: When It Helps (and What It May Not Cover)

When someone dies, the work that follows can feel oddly split between the deeply human and the intensely administrative. One minute you are choosing music for a service, answering texts...

When to Use Life Insurance for Cremation: Timing and Common Pitfalls - Funeral.com, Inc.

When to Use Life Insurance for Cremation: Timing and Common Pitfalls

In many families, the decision to choose cremation is less about a trend and more about practicality: it can be simpler to plan, easier for far-flung relatives, and flexible about...

Cremation Laws in Maryland (2026): Waiting Periods, Permits, Cremation Authorization & Next-of-Kin Order - Funeral.com, Inc.

Cremation Laws in Maryland (2026): Waiting Periods, Permits, Cremation Authorization & Next-of-Kin Order

When you are arranging a cremation, the legal details can feel like one more weight you did not ask for. Most families are not trying to become experts in regulations....

Assigning Life Insurance to Pay a Funeral Home: How Assignments Work (and What to Watch For) - Funeral.com, Inc.

Assigning Life Insurance to Pay a Funeral Home: How Assignments Work (and What to Watch For)

The first days after a death can feel like two different worlds colliding: grief on one side, paperwork on the other. Even when a family knows there is a policy...

If a Life Insurance Policy Lapsed Before Death: What Coverage Might Still Apply - Funeral.com, Inc.

If a Life Insurance Policy Lapsed Before Death: What Coverage Might Still Apply

After someone dies, the word “lapsed” can hit like a second shock. It sounds final. It sounds like the claim is over. And sometimes it is. But families are often...

How Do I Choose a Life Insurance Agent? - Funeral.com, Inc.

How Do I Choose a Life Insurance Agent?

Most people don’t start looking for a life insurance agent because it sounds fun. They start because something feels urgent or important. A new baby. A mortgage. A spouse who...