Calculating Rhode Island Funeral Insurance Needs

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Properly calculating funeral needs for Rhode Island is the first step to determining how much funeral insurance to buy. Just like any other expense, inflation impacts the cost of funerals.  Just like all other elements of your financial plan, you should always consider the time-value of your life insurance dollars.  Over the last 50 years, inflation has averaged approximately 4% per year.  While that doesn't seem like a great deal, over time, inflation will have a devastating impact on funeral costs.  Just like all other areas of financial planning, we should take this into consideration in order to ensure that our loved-ones are properly prepared to pay for the inevitable funeral.  In 1957, the average Rhode Island funeral cost about $1,400, while today the cost ranges between $8,000 and $10,000.  The calculator below was created to help our visitors determine the correct amount of insurance just for covering funeral expenses.

**Your funeral is a permanent expense, and should be funded with Whole Life Insurance.  Get a quote


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Using The Funeral Cost Calculator

  1. Determine the current cost of your funeral (Avg of $8,000-$10,000 in 2007)
  2. Enter estimated rate of inflation. (usually 3-4%)
  3. Enter the number of years you expect to live from today using the Mortality Tables at right as a guide.
  4. Click compute.
  5. You need to buy at least enough PERMANENT insurance to cover the estimated funeral cost.

2004 Mortality Table  
Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Historical Statistics of the United States

White Males
Statistical estimate of remaining life expectancy in years

Your Age

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

2004

76

66

57

47

38

29

21

14

8

White Females

2004

81

71

62

52

42

33

24

16

10

Other Males

2004

70

61

51

43

34

25

18

13

8

Other Females

2004

77

68

58

48

39

30

22

15

10

Funeral Cost Calculator

Current Funeral Cost

Est. Rate of Inflation

Est. Life Expectancy

What your funeral will cost in the future.

*Inflationary impact on your funeral expense

* Inflationary impact is the additional expense that your family will incur if you fail to plan properly for your funeral expenses.

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