More than 80% of Britons lack funeral cost cover

It equates to 40 million people who would leave their families with an average £3,000 immediate bill for the cost of their funeral. This is despite nearly half of those consumers questioned (45%) stating they are concerned about their own funerals, with their main worry being cost (18%). The You Gov research also suggests 40% of Britons have experience of arranging a funeral for someone else, rising to 67% of over 55s. When arranging funerals for others, people responded by saying costs (13%) and stress were the main issues (13%). In response, CUNA Mutual Group is launching Fune...