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The Family Protection Bond from Golden Charter
More than 750,000 people across the country have planned and paid for their funeral in advance, over 210,000 of them with Golden Charter, the UK’s leading independent funeral plan provider. The majority of these have been arranged through traditional routes such as the local Funeral Director, but an increasing number are being organised by solicitors and professional advisers, particularly during the Will writing process.
The Family Protection Bond from Golden Charter enables members of the Law Society of Scotland to meet this growing demand from clients. By specifying every detail of their own funeral in advance, selecting a funeral director and taking care of the costs, solicitors in Scotland can now help clients spare their families much of the burden of bereavement.
Why are solicitors arranging Family Protection Bonds for their clients?
Client Benefits
1. Guaranteed acceptance: There are no health or age restrictions, nor questions about a client’s health.
2. Transferability: The bond can be used for another member of a client’s family, if an unexpected need arises.
3. Interest-free payment option: A 12 month interest-free option is available.
4. Money-back guarantee: Cancellation charges only apply in the first 3 years. After that all of your client’s money can be refunded.
5. Value for money: The Bond protects your client against increasing funeral costs and is a good use of savings in the current market.
Solicitor Benefits
1. A new income stream is available to members of The Law Society of Scotland who sign-up to market the plan to their existing and new clients.
2. Making funeral plans in advance saves the Solicitor time at point of need as arrangements, including payment, are all made in advance.
3. The Family Protection Bond ensures prompt payment of Funeral Director services while the Solicitor settles the wider estate issues.
4. The Bond is a ‘door opener’ to existing clients for ‘Will review’ and Financial Planning.
5. Protecting a Members’ clients from a sale by other solicitor, IFA or Bank.
The Family Protection Bond Funeral Plan is provided by Golden Charter, the UK’s leading independent funeral plan provider. Financial security is guaranteed by the Golden Charter Trust, the Trust Fund is a separate legal entity from Golden Charter and the Fund will continue until every plan has been carried out and payment made to the funeral director.
Full Details of the trust can be obtained by sending an email to michael.corish@golden-charter.co.uk.
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