June 2020

Page A19 JUNE 2020 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on A ProfessionalMortuaryEquipment.com SPRING 2020 Hydraulic Foot Pump $3995 Steel/Battery $5395 Steel/Battery/Scale $5945 Aluminum/Battery $6895 Aluminum/Battery/Scale $7445 Crematory scissor lift Laminated body storage board $199 Casket Flag Bands (5) $39.95 single casket flag band $9.95 International Mortuary Shipping 1-800-604-9576 Mortuary stretcher $895 Oversized stretcher $1495 hydraulic embalming table $3495 Church trucks $425 slider board $99 Oversized $119 disaster body bag 5 pack $150 standard body bag 10 pack $73 A.M. Best Company Affirms Homesteaders’ Financial Strength WEST DES MOINES,IA— A.M. Best Company, a global rating agency focused on the insurance industry, has announced the affir- mation of Homesteaders Life Company’s financial strength rating of A- (Excel- lent) with a stable outlook. “Homesteaders remains dedicated to providing our policy owners and funer- al home customers peace of mind with a consistent- ly strong financial profile,” said Homesteaders exec- utive vice president and CFO Steve Pick. “To us, the A.M. Best affirmation represents a significant vote of confidence in our finan- cial management philoso- phy and our ability to pay policy owner claims today and into the future.” Pick added that 2019 was a solid year for the compa- ny, characterized by strong sales, growth in assets and surplus and continued in- vestment in innovative so- lutions for the benefit of fu- neral home customers and policy owners. “Our commitment to fi- nancial excellence is one of the reasons funeral pro- fessionals throughout the country choose to do busi- ness with us,” affirmed Steve Shaffer, Homestead- ers chairman, president and CEO. “Now more than ever, our customers need to know that we remain stable and steady, with a full com- mitment to our policy own- ers, funeral home customers and agents. This affirmation from A.M. Best is proof positive that we are making prudent decisions and put- ting our resources behind proactive problem solving.” To learn more about Homesteaders’ financial sta- bility, view the company’s most recent annual report of company performance. Homesteaders Life Com- pany, a mutual company owned by its policy holders, is a national leader provid- ing products and services to promote and support the funding of advance funer- al planning and end-of-life expenses. A.M. Best Company is the world’s oldest and most au- thoritative insurance rat- ing and information source. This rating from A.M. Best is effective April 2020. For the latest rating informa- tion, visit www.ambest.com. Tell Them You Saw Their Ad FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS