In the media
Providing expertise on a range of sector topics and issues. Building awareness and supporting better consumer outcomes.
In recent years Simon Cox has been a regular contributor to the media. From high profile appearances on BBC breakfast TV, BBC Morning Live, Sky News and BBC radio 4, to frequent requests for national and regional newspaper comment.
As a genuine leader within the industry, Simon provides independent and expert opinion on the rising cost of funerals, quality and standards, funeral poverty, state funeral benefits, bereavement, and FCA regulation of the £2bn funeral plan market. He has also provided comment on issues with simple online wills and as part of CMA investigation into the unregulated wills market in the UK.
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Latest media coverage
TODAYS WILLS & PROBATE
Funeral plan market commentary
https://todayswillsandprobate.co.uk/, May 2025
SAIF
Annual average funeral cost report
https://saifdigital.co.uk, October 2024
BBC1 Morning Live
Discussing issues with simple wills
September 2023
Today's Wills and Probate
FCA pre-paid probate warning
https://todayswillsandprobate.co.uk/, January 2023
Funeral Service Journal
Consumer attitudes to ashes
https://fsj.co.uk/, September 2022
Swiss RE Term & Healthwatch 2022
Commentary on funeral planning
May 2022
Law Society Gazette
FSE warning about simple online wills
https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/, October 2021
NAFD | Funeral Director Monthly
FCA compliance support called for by funeral directors [Page 20].
September 2021
Today's Wills & Probate
Cutting out the cowboys from the funeral plan market – positive outcomes of FCA regulation.
https://www.todayswillsandprobate.co.uk, July 2021
BBC RADIO 4
Talking about rising costs of burials.
BBC TV
On BBC breakfast talking about public health funerals and direct cremation and burials.
In Parliament
At the UK parliamentary select committee in Westminster, talking standards and regulation.
NAFD | FUNERAL DIRECTOR MONTHLY
Funeral directors survey results (page 30)
https://www.nafd.org.uk/, January 2025
Money Saving Expert
Funeral plan guidance
August 2024
ICCM
FSE consumer research ashes
ICCM Winter 2022 Journal, November 2022
Funeral Service Journal
How consumers judge new body disposal methods
https://fsj.co.uk/, May 2022
This Is Money
Are unregulated pre-paid probate plans the new Wild West?
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk, April 2022
Daily Express
Simple online wills could cost a family their inheritance – findings from FSE research.
https://www.express.co.uk, October 2021
Funeral Service Journal
What independent funeral directors should be asking their funeral plan providers ahead of FCA regulation.
https://www.fsj.co.uk/, August 2021
International Death, Dying and Disposal Conference
Delivering the Keynote speech about the consequences of technology, transparency and regulation and impact on the Funeral Sector.
University of Bath, 2019
In the general press
Quoted in national and regional titles including Daily Mirror, The Times, Daily Mail, Daily Express and The Economist.
Latest press releases
Simple Online Wills - 21st October 2021
Rise in simple online wills fuelled by pandemic could lead to significant increase in contested wills finds new research
