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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > death and dying > disposition of the deceased > burial insurance
... > social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling > human development and life transitions > death and dying > disposition of the deceased > burial insurance
... > social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying > disposition of the deceased > burial insurance
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying > disposition of the deceased > burial insurance

Preferred term

burial insurance  

Definition

  • Burial insurance is a whole life insurance policy with a cash death benefit that can be used to pay for expenses. Such expenses include burial plot, casket or urn, cremation, embalming, digging the grave, hearse, and grave marker. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Burial Insurance]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-FKKL8LR1-7

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