There are products on the market that can be used to offer provision for funeral costs but only a funeral plan guarantees to ensure that the money will be available at the time of need, guaranteeing the cost of the funeral director services included in the plan once the plan is paid for * and helps guard against the rising costs of funerals. The average cost of a funeral is now £4,078**, an increase of 112% since 2004.
It only takes one phone call at the time of need to activate a funeral plan. Your clients can choose the funeral they want and fix the cost of the funeral director’s services included in the plan at today’s prices.
Plus, by taking out a funeral plan before 1 April 2018, your clients can beat the price rise and save up to £200***
It’s a difficult conversation to have
No one likes to think about their own mortality meaning it can be a sensitive conversation to approach. It’s worth bearing in mind that you already have many conversations around the subject when you are discussing whole of life or other life cover policies and funeral plans are simply a follow on from this.
Some key questions to ask your client to gain interest and start a conversation
- Thinking about your later life planning, what is important to you and your family?
- What provision have you made for your funeral?
- When the time comes, who will arrange your funeral?
- Are your family aware of what your wishes are?
- What impact do you think the rising costs of funerals could have on your family?
Benefits of a Golden Charter Funeral Plan
- A thoughtful way to plan ahead and make things simpler for your client’s family at a difficult time.
- When required, one phone call takes care of everything.
- Offers your client the opportunity to specify and tailor their wishes giving them and their family peace of mind.
- Your client can specify all of their wishes such as music, readings and type of service.
- Give your clients family reassurance that the funeral directors costs included in the plan will have already been taken care of.
- Your client will know in advance the name of their funeral director.
How Golden Charter can help you unlock this valuable business opportunity?
An excellent way to engage with your customers is through a personalised direct mail campaign to your client database.
Golden Charter will commit to providing you with the following:
- Suitable and effective content for your mailing
- Funding for the printing and postage costs of your mailing
- Training and support through their sales support team who will be on hand to provide any product and process training and answer any questions you may have
- A personalised leaflet to complement your mailing
Please contact Golden Charter on the details below to take advantage of this limited time offer whilst it is still available
Our aim is to help you deliver an excellent service to your clients, and create a valuable additional income stream for you. Most importantly we’re here to support you. With access to over 3,000 reputable independent funeral directors they can plan ahead with confidence.
This is the time to talk to your clients about planning ahead. If you’re not talking about it, someone else could be.
For more information, please contact our Sales Support Team on 0800 145 6520 or www.goldencharterintermediaries.co.uk
*Or after 2 years’ consecutive payments, when paying by Fixed Monthly Payments
** SunLife Cost of Dying report, 2017
*** Excludes the Value Funeral Plan and Basic/Basic Plus Plans.
