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The median cost of a funeral is $8,300.
Final Expense Whole Life Insurance can help with end-of-life costs.
Final Expense Whole Life Insurance
Life is unpredictable, but with Elise Insurance Group’s Final Expense Whole Life Insurance², you can protect your family’s financial future. Ensure they focus on what truly matters—without the burden of financial worries.
Final expense life insurance is a type of whole life insurance that’s typically more affordable and specifically designed to cover end-of-life costs. These expenses can quickly add up, but a final expense plan helps ease the financial burden, giving your loved ones the space to focus on healing.
How can Final Expense Insurance help you?
Out-of-Pocket Medical Bills:
Legal and Accounting Costs:
Funeral and Burial Expenses:
Final Expense Insurance Features
Competitive Rates
Final expense insurance offers consistent, budget-friendly premiums that never increase.
Pays Cash Benefits
The cash benefit from final expense insurance can cover funeral and burial costs, medical expenses, or other financial needs to support your loved ones.
No Physical Exam Needed
Answer a few health questions to apply for coverage with guaranteed fixed monthly premiums.
Lifetime Coverage
Your final expense insurance remains in effect as long as you keep up with your premiums.
Builds Cash Value
Our final expense insurance plans build cash value, which can be borrowed against or used as a non-forfeiture benefit.
Payment Mode Flexibility
We offer flexible payment options, including the ability to align payments with your Social Security deposit.
Types of Final Expense Life Insurance Plans
Level Plan
Accidental death
Non-accidental death
Level Benefit Amounts
Choose a benefit in the following range:
Issue age6 | Min. death benefit | Max. death benefit7 |
45-55 | $5,000 | $50,000 |
56-65 | $5,000 | $40,000 |
66-75 | $5,000 | $30,000 |
76-80 | $5,000 | $20,000 |
Modified Plan
Accidental death
Full benefit immediately
Non-accidental death
Policy years 1 & 2 = limited benefit
Policy year 3 = full benefit
Modified Benefit Amounts
Choose a benefit in the following range:
Issue age6 | Min. death benefit | Max. death benefit7 |
45-75 | $2,000 | $25,000 |
Final Expense Insurance Policy Riders
Accelerated Death Benefits Rider
Accidental Death Benefit Rider
Children’s Term Insurance Rider
How much Final Expense coverage do I need?
The cost of a funeral, burial, cremation or other ceremony
Utility bills like electricity, water and garbage
Food, including groceries and dining out
Medical expenses
How to Apply for a Final Expense Life Insurance Policy
01. Request a Quote.
Get a quote or call us today, and we’ll help you explore your life insurance options.
02. Answer a series of questions about your health.
Unlike some insurance plans that require a medical exam, final expense insurance usually only requires a brief health questionnaire.
03. Choose the death benefit amount that best suits your needs.
You can determine this by evaluating your monthly household expenses, immediate financial needs, and estimated funeral costs.
04. Apply for coverage.
Once approved, you can rest assured that your beneficiary will receive the death benefit to help cover your final expenses when needed.
The plans advertised herein offer supplemental insurance coverage and are not major medical insurance plans.
1 National Funeral Directors Association – 2023 NFDA General Price List Study Shows Inflation Increasing Faster than the Cost of a Funeral. Updated: December 8, 2023. Accessed: March 6, 2025. https://nfda.org/news/media-center/nfda-news-releases/id/8134/2023-nfda-general-price-list-study-shows-inflation-increasing-faster-than-the-cost-of-a-funeral.
2 Final Expense Whole Life Insurance – Series: ICC21-AFLLBL21 – Level Benefit Plan & ICC21-AFLRBL – Modified Benefit Plan.
3 Policies mature on the policy anniversary date after the insured’s 120th birthday. Refer to the policy or speak to an Aflac agent for complete details.
4 Annual administrative fee $48.
5 Refer to the exact policies and riders, including the limitations & exclusions listed within those forms, for further details.
6 Age as of last birthday.
7 Maximum benefit amount varies according to the age of the applicant at the time of policy issue.
8 Receipt of accelerated death benefits may affect eligibility for public assistance programs. Benefits may also be taxable, and are not expected to receive the same favorable tax treatment as other types of accelerated death benefits that may be available. Please note: This benefit is not available in California.
Aflac Final Expense insurance coverage is underwritten by Tier One Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Aflac Incorporated and is administered by Aetna Life Insurance Company.
In AR, AZ, DE, ID, OK, OR, PA, TX and VA: Policies ICC21-AFLLBL21 and ICC21-AFLRPL21; and Riders ICC21-AFLABR22, ICC21-AFLADB22, and ICC21-AFLCDR22. This is a brief product overview only. Coverage may not be available in all states, including but not limited to New York. Benefits/premium rates may vary based on coverage selected. Optional riders are available at an additional cost. Policies and riders may also contain a waiting period. Policies and riders include limitations and exclusions that may affect benefits payable. Refer to the exact policy and rider forms for benefit details, definitions, limitations and exclusions.
Limitations and Exclusions for the residents of Arizona, Idaho, New Jersey and Virginia:
Level and Modified Whole Life Plans Limitations
If the insured, while sane or insane, dies by suicide within two years after the policy effective date shown in the Policy Schedule, the death proceeds under the policy will be an amount equal to: the premiums paid; less the loan balance as of the date of death.
Modified Whole Life Plan Accidental Death Exclusions
We will not pay benefits for any accidental death caused by or contributed by, in whole or in part, any of the following:
- disease, illness or infirmity of the body or mind;
- war, whether declared or not, or any act or hazard of war;
- participation in a riot or insurrection;
- suicide, whether you are sane or insane;
- intentionally self-inflicted injury, whether you are sane or insane;
- committing or attempting to commit a felony;
- participation in an illegal occupation;
- travel in or descent from any kind of aircraft, unless you are being transported solely as a fare paying passenger; travel in an aircraft or device used for testing or experimental purposes, used by any military authority or used for travel beyond the earth’s atmosphere;
- participation in any of the following high risk activities: sky diving, parachuting, hang-gliding, bungee jumping, sailgliding, parasailing, soaring, ballooning, parakiting, mountain climbing, cave exploration, scuba diving, driving or riding in any motor-driven vehicle in any race, stunt show or speed test or on any race course or speedway;
- voluntarily taking any drug or medication, unless prescribed by a physician and taken in accordance with the physician’s instructions;
- intoxication as defined by the jurisdiction where the accident occurred;
- any poison or gas voluntarily taken, administered or inhaled, except in the course of employment;
- an infection not occurring as the direct result or consequence of accidental bodily injury, or
- medical or surgical treatment of disease or infirmity.
Accidental Death Benefit Rider Limitations and Exclusions
We will not pay benefits for any accidental death caused by or contributed by, in whole or in part, from the exclusions outlined above under the Modified whole life accidental death exclusions. The rider does not cover death resulting directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from:
- disease, illness or infirmity of the body or mind;
- war, whether declared or not, or any act or hazard of war;
- participation in a riot or insurrection;
- suicide, whether you are sane or insane;
- intentionally self-inflicted injury, whether the Insured is sane or insane;
- participation in an illegal occupation or activity;
- travel in or descent from any kind of aircraft, unless the Insured is being transported solely as a fare paying passenger;
- travel in an aircraft or device used for testing or experimental purposes, used by any military authority or used for travel beyond the earth’s atmosphere;
- participation in any of the following high risk activities: sky diving, parachuting, hang-gliding, bungee jumping, sailgliding, parasailing, soaring, ballooning, parakiting, mountain climbing, cave exploration, scuba diving, driving or riding in any motor-driven vehicle in any race, stunt show or speed test or on any race course or speedway;
- voluntarily taking any drug or medication, unless prescribed by a Physician and taken in accordance with the Physician’s instructions;
- intoxication as defined by the jurisdiction where the accident occurred;
- any poison or gas voluntarily taken, administered or inhaled, except in the course of employment;
- an infection not occurring as the direct result or consequence of accidental bodily injury, or
- medical or surgical treatment of disease or infirmity.
Accelerated Death Benefits Rider Limitations
Death proceeds and cash surrender values will be reduced upon payment of an Accelerated Benefit. Accelerated death benefits may be taxable by your state. Receipt of accelerated death benefits may affect eligibility for public assistance programs. Benefits may also be taxable and are not expected to receive the same favorable tax treatment as other types of accelerated death benefits that may be available. Aflac does not give legal or tax advice. Policyholders should seek additional information from his or her personal tax advisor about the tax status of the Pre-Payment Amount.
Children’s Term Insurance Rider Limitations
If an insured child, while sane or insane, dies by suicide within two years after the date the insured child’s coverage became effective under the rider, the death proceeds under the rider will be limited to an amount equal to the premiums paid for the insured child’s coverage.
Tier One Insurance Company is part of the Aflac family of insurers. In California, Tier One Insurance Company does business as Tier One Life Insurance Company (Tier One NAIC 92908).
Aflac | Tier One | WWHQ | 1932 Wynnton Road | Columbus, GA 31999
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