Few things in life are as tough as planning a funeral.
Just ask Mark W. Duffey, the president and CEO of Everest Funeral Package, a Houston company that provides "funeral concierge" services to a growing number of Americans through their employer-paid life insurance policies.
"My dad died two years ago of cancer," Duffey recalled recently. "The day he died, a week after his 84th birthday, was a Friday. Everyone knew, everyone was prepared for it. But it just hits you. All of the small things you have to do … everything feels like you're trying to move a mountain. It's like trying to run through quick-sand."
Continue Reading for Free
Register and gain access to:
- Breaking benefits news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
