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I was a director of sales for the first funeral home NPS bought in Texas in 1985. I wrote the first preneed trust contract when they promoted me and transferred me to Abilene, Tx. I assured everyone I wrote that we were insured by the FDIC and Insurance departent. I felt like their preneeds were 100% safe unless America crashed. It is still a great thing to do to prearrange all of the funerals plans and lock the price in and is a gift of love to the family. I never ever thought NPS would do anything illegal or go under.' This is caused a few funeral homes to go bankrupt and has and is hurting many more . I hate thisso bad. I will say 98 % of the preneeds I wrote 25 years ago has been claimed by now. But this looks bad to all preneed companies and funeral homes. I still write preneeds because they are so helpful to the loved ones at the time of a death. I don't think most preneed sales counselors have ever knowinly done anything to hurt people.
 
This is a comment on "NPS Preneed Scandal Spreads"

Dangers of Prepaying

"Preneed" is a term coined by the funeral industry to describe the arrangement and payment of a funeral prior to death. Obviously, if you are to have any say in it, you must plan in advance of your death. "Prearrangement" is also used interchangeably with "preneed".

The marketing of preneed plans for funeral services and merchandise is increasingly prevalent. Various companies, including insurance companies, "for-profit cremation societies," and "preneed associations" flood the mail with advertising which touts the benefits of their preneed plans. There are a number of pitfalls, as well as options, about which consumers should be well-informed.

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The Funeral Consumers Alliance (FCA) is a Federation of Nonprofit Consumer Information Societies protecting a consumer's right to choose a meaningful, dignified, affordable funeral since 1963.