What is the real average cost of a funeral in the UK in 2024?
Funeral Solution Expert recently released an independent study into the average cost of a funeral in the UK. We previously called out in our last 2 Annual Funeral Plan Market reports as to how Over 50s life insurance firms are utilising headline average funeral cost stats which…
Funeral Solution Expert Independent Research Report: Funeral Plan Market 2024 – settling down, market trends, consumer views and mind the gap!
Independent and unbiased review and research focused on the funeral plan market in the UK. Synopsis of this report: Funeral Solution Expert’s independent review of the UK funeral plan market. This report explores how the market is settling down post FCA regulation,…
UK Funeral plan market: starting to settle but mind the gap!
Much has already been written about the impact on the funeral plan market of meeting FCA regulation back in July 2022. We explored this fully in our 2023 Funeral Plan market report published in May 2023 and in the associated summary article. Funeral Solution Expert (FSE) have…
FSE Independent Research Report 2023: Is the grass greener or is it all about regulatory status?
Our 3rd annual review of independent funeral directors, takes a snapshot of views just over a year after the funeral plan sector was regulated by the FCA. 140 funeral directors took part and in doing so FSE were delighted to donate £500 to Hospice UK, which was very gratefully…
Funeral Solution Expert Independent Research Report 2023
Funeral Solution Expert independent research report: 3rd annual survey of independent funeral director views on funeral plan regulation, on the UK funeral plan market and providers, and future confidence levels. Synopsis of this research report Funeral Solution Expert…
Funeral Solution Expert Independent Research Report: Funeral Plan Market 2023 - Consumer views, shifting trends and unfinished FCA business?
Independent and unbiased review and research focused on the funeral plan market in the UK. Synopsis of this research report Funeral Solution Expert’s own independent review of the funeral plan market post regulation. The report looks at the background to FCA…
Funeral plan regulation brings customer confidence amid provider expectation of FCA consumer duty scrutiny
There is little doubt that the funeral plan sector has experienced a seismic shock from being regulatory ready for July 2022. Funeral Solution Expert (FSE) have undertaken a comprehensive review of the market in 2023, bringing together expert analysis of both traditional and…
Funeral Solution Expert Independent Research Report: Independent funeral director views on funeral plans and regulation
Funeral Solution Expert independent research report: Independent funeral director views on funeral plan regulation, on the UK funeral plan market and providers, and future confidence levels. Synopsis of this research report Funeral Solution Expert (FSE) conducted…
Funeral Solution Expert Independent Research Report: Direct cremation – funeral director survey and UK market trends
Funeral Solution Expert independent research report: Direct Cremation trends in the UK funeral services market – how do UK independent funeral directors feel about direct cremation and will the growth surge seen during the pandemic continue. Synopsis of this research report……
FCA regulation welcomed by most Funeral Directors in rooting out the ‘Cowboys’, while 1 in 10 contemplate a change in direction
In Autumn 2022, we worked with NAFD to explore Funeral Directors views on the implementation and impact of FCA regulation, as well as their satisfaction with their funeral plan firms. Overall, we were pleased to see most firms welcome FCA’s intervention as well as their…