Which Companies Offer Burial Insurance In Mississippi?

Insurance is governed by the states rather than the federal government. Because of that, funeral insurance in the USA varies from state to state.

In the table below, you can see a comprehensive list of final expense companies available in Mississippi.

 

Insurer
Policy Details
Score
Prices
$2K-$50K in coverage
No waiting period
Applicant age 45-85
Foresters Financial
$5K-$35K in coverage
No waiting period
Applicant age 50-85
Foresters Financial
4.0/5
$2K-$25K
No waiting period
Applicant age 40-89
3.5/5
$5K-$50K in coverage
No waiting period
Applicant age 50-80
3.25/5
Transamerica
$1K-$50K in coverage
No waiting period
Applicant age 0-85
Transamerica
3.25/5
Americo
$2K-$40K in coverage
No waiting period
Applicant age 40-85
Americo
3.25/5
$2K-$50K in coverage
No waiting period
Applicant age 45-80
3.25/5
$5K-$100K in coverage
No waiting period
Applicant age 18-80
3.0/5
Baltimore Life
$2.5K-$15K
No waiting period
Applicant age 45-89
Baltimore Life
2.75/5
American Amicable
$2.5K-$50K in coverage
No waiting period
Applicant age 50-85
American Amicable
2.75/5
$3K-$20K in coverage
2-Year Waiting Period
Applicant age 45-85
$5K-$100K in coverage
No waiting period
Applicant age 18-85
2.5/5
Royal Neighbors of America
$5K-$40K in coverage
No waiting period
Applicant age 50-85
Royal Neighbors of America
2.5/5
$15/mo-$35K in coverage
No waiting period
Applicant age 0-85
$2K-$25K in coverage
2-Year Waiting Period
Applicant age 45-85
2.5/5
Liberty Bankers Life
$3K-$40K in coverage
No waiting period
Applicant age 18-80
Liberty Bankers Life
2.25/5
Fidelity Life
$5K-$35K in coverage
No waiting period
Applicant age 50-85
Fidelity Life
2.25/5
$10K-$15K in coverage
2-Year Waiting Period
Applicant age 45-80
2.0/5
$5K-$25K in coverage
2-Year Waiting Period
Applicant age 50-80
2.0/5
American Home Life
$2K-$25K
No waiting period
Applicant age 45-85
American Home Life
1.75/5
AAA
$3K-$25K in coverage
2-Year Waiting Period
Applicant age 45-85
AAA
1.5/5
Guarantee Trust Life
$2K-$10K
Y1 refund of premiums,
Y2 50% payout,
Y3+ full benefits
Applicant age 40-90
Guarantee Trust Life
1.0/5
AIG
$5K-$25K in coverage
2-Year Waiting Period
Applicant age 50-80
AIG
1.0/5
1-25 Units
2-Year Waiting Period
Applicant age 50-85
0.75/5

 

How Much Does Burial Insurance Cost In Mississippi?

The exact cost of final expense insurance is a function of your precise age, health, gender, and how much coverage you want. The table below shows some sample monthly quotes.

Age$5,000$10,000$25,000
40$12$21$47
45$13$23$52
50$14$24$55
55$15$28$64
60$18$33$76
65$22$41$97
70$28$53$127
75$37$71$172
80$50$98$241
85$68$136$335
86$87$171$423
87$105$206$510
88$121$241$596
89$131$260$651
90$150$300N/A
Source for monthly prices: Choice Mutual quote calculator. Rates are calculated at a non-tobacco rating, rounded to the nearest dollar, and are valid as of 05/17/2025.
Age$5,000$10,000$25,000
40$14$25$57
45$15$27$63
50$17$31$71
55$20$36$84
60$23$43$103
65$29$54$130
70$37$70$169
75$50$97$238
80$69$135$332
85$95$178$440
86$120$236$585
87$140$277$686
88$160$317$788
89$181$357$888
90$177$354N/A
Source for monthly prices: Choice Mutual quote calculator. Rates are calculated at a non-tobacco rating, rounded to the nearest dollar, and are valid as of 01/15/2025.

 

How Do Final Expense Insurance Plans Work?

Final expense insurance is a type of simplified issue whole life insurance meant to pay for your funeral and other burial costs.

Typically, the coverage amounts are between $2,000 and $ 50,000, but the exact amounts vary by company.

Because it’s a type of life insurance, the policy will ultimately pay cash directly to your family or funeral home.

If the money is paid to your family, they can use it for funeral expenses, medical bills, debts, or any other purpose. Also, they can keep any money they don’t use on your end-of-life expenses.

Don't Forget
Final expense life insurance often goes by the alternate names of “burial insurance” or “funeral insurance.”

Whole life insurance always has a fixed premium, and the policy’s face value will never decrease. Additionally, it’s a permanent life insurance policy, so it will last for your entire life and accumulate cash value.

Senior burial insurance plans never require a medical exam to qualify. Some policies require that you fill out a health questionnaire, and some don’t.

Plans with questions can cover you immediately for natural or accidental death. However, ones without questions offer the convenience of guaranteed acceptance, but they come with a two-year waiting period. If you die during the waiting period, the insurance provider will only refund your premiums plus interest.

Also, guaranteed acceptance burial plans are more expensive because the insurer takes a lot of risk insuring your life without knowing about your health.

 

How Much Does A Funeral Cost In Mississippi?

Service TypeAverage Cost
Burial Service$7,615
Direct Burial (No Service)$5,005
Cremation Service$5,858
Direct Cremation (No Service)$1,994
Funeral with service data source: NFDA General Price List Study
Direct funeral data source: Funeralocity

Keep in mind that your funeral choices greatly impact the overall cost of a funeral.

 

The Free Look Period In Mississippi And The FTC Funeral Rule

Mississippi mandates that all life insurance policies include a 10-day free look provision. The free look provision grants the policyholder the right to refuse any life insurance policy for any reason and get a refund of any premiums paid.

This law is designed to give consumers peace of mind, knowing that they can change their mind (for any reason) and reverse course, receiving a refund (if they have made any payments).

The FTC Funeral Rule is a federal law that protects consumers who are planning a funeral. It mandates that funeral homes provide you with a written general price list (GPL) that details the cost of all their goods and services. It also grants consumers the right to choose only which products and services they want. They don’t have to accept any packages presented to them.

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Life Insurance Expert
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  • Best selling Amazon author.

Jeff Root is a nationally licensed life insurance expert with over 19 years of experience. He has personally helped over 3000 clients with their life insurance needs. Jeff is a best-selling Amazon author and the managing partner of a highly successful insurance brokerage that manages over 2,500 licensed insurance agents across the USA. He has been a featured life insurance source for prestigious websites such as Forbes, Bloomberg, MarketWatch, Nerdwallet, and many more.

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Life Insurance Expert
Editor
  • Nationally licensed life insurance agent with over 14 years of experience
  • Best selling Amazon author of five insurance sales books.

David Duford is a nationally licensed insurance expert with over 14 years of experience. He has personally helped more than 15,000 clients buy life insurance. David has been featured as an expert source for highly authoritative publications such as A.M. Best and Insurancenewsnet. He also runs one of the largest Youtube channels to help aspiring insurance agents serve their clients better.

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  1. by the states. https://www.iii.org/publications/commercial-insurance/how-it-functions/regulation
  2. Mississippi mandates. https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2019/title-83/chapter-7/general-provisions/section-83-7-51/
  3. FTC Funeral Rule. https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/topics/truth-advertising/funeral-rule
  4. NFDA General Price List Study. 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
  5. Funeralocity. https://www.funeralocity.com/average-funeral-price
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  1. Data sourced from Choice Mutual quote calculator for a 65-year-old applicant who does not use tobacco. Data is valid as of 08/02/2025.
  2. Data sourced from Choice Mutual quote calculator using a 365-day rolling average (08/03/2024-08/03/2025).
  3. Data sourced from 2023 NFDA General Price List Study.