INDUSTRY INSIGHT
FUNERAL HOME
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• Securing all documentation for shipping, including; customs or consular
services (for deaths overseas), death certificates and shipping permits
• Transportation of the deceased to a jetport capable of receiving human
remains, closest to their legal residence
Getting Them
Home
P
ittsburghers can be found in Las Vegas, Daytona Beach, Myrtle
Beach, Ireland, Germany and the Caribbean. People travel for
fun, business or just to leave behind the Pittsburgh winter. Travel
can be educational, exciting and a pleasure. Many people love to travel.
No one expects the worst.
The fact is, people can die when on the road. How do we get our family
member back home? What do we have to do? What if the death occurs in a
country with a different language? What airline can help us? How do I get
death certificates or a burial permit? Most importantly, how much will
this cost?
Getting human remains back to their home for a funeral is called
repatriation. Repatriation costs can vary. It depends on distance, each
individual state’s laws, foreign government rules, consulate procedures,
language barriers and airline service to the closest airport to the residence.
Average repatriation services can cost $1,500 to over $20,000.
See the chart.
Average Repatriation Expenses
The one-time fee provides lifetime coverage. The Service Center provides
help 24/7/365. The plan covers the complete cost of transportation services-
saving you out of expenses that may range from $1,500 to over $20,000.
There are no out-of-pocket expenses.
Any age is accepted.
Should a death occur more than 100 miles away from your legal
residence, one phone call to Travel Plan by Inman is all it would take and
their experienced representatives will take care of all the details.
For almost 40 years, Inman has been providing repatriation services from
anywhere in the world.
Who should purchase this plan? Anyone who travels, frequently or
infrequently, business travelers or “snowbirds”; businesses who require their
staff and employees to travel should provide this plan.
To purchase your Travel Plan by Inman, call Perman Funeral Home.
This Industry Insight was written by Frank Perman,
FD, Supervisor, CFSP, CPC, CCO, CFC. He is the owner
of Perman Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc.,
923 Saxonburg Boulevard at Rt. 8 in Shaler Township.
Mr. Perman believes an educated consumer makes the
most personal, affordable and memorable decisions.
Inquiries may be made to him at 412.486.3600 or
emailed to [email protected].
Comfort In Knowing Your Wishes Will Be
Handled With Care
Plan does not cover medical tourism.
A one-time fee of $450 provides a LIFETIME of coverage
My mother-in-law was on a vacation to Sweden. A friend on that trip
died. It took two weeks and $15,000 to get the body to JFK Airport in New
York. There was still the domestic flight to the closest jetport. Imagine the
costs added to the shock of the death as well as dealing with a foreign
government. Many times, the family returns home…alone.
The repatriation service that Perman Funeral Home offers is the Travel
Plan by Inman. The Travel Plan by Inman is a one-time fee of $450 for the
first person in a household and $425 for anyone else legally residing in
the home. The Travel Plan by Inman is a simple contract with no hidden
language. When an out of town death occurs, it simply takes a call anywhere
on Earth to the Travel Plan by Inman to begin the process. Our repatriation
service handles the details, logistics and arrangements of returning your
family member home. Assistance is provided to cover the following details:
• Contacting a licensed funeral home or mortuary near the place of death
• Transporting the deceased from the place of death
to the funeral home or mortuary
• Preparation of the deceased for transport
✓ Contacting a licensed funeral
home or embalming center
near the place of death
✓ Transporting the deceased
from the place of death to the
funeral home or service center
for preparation
✓ Preparation of the deceased
for transport, nationally or
internationally
✓ Securing all documentation for
shipping including one death certificate
✓ Placing the deceased in appropriate shipping container
✓ Tender to the airport for return to the closest airport to their
legal residence that is capable of receiving human remains
including airfare
✓ Additional individual coverage for family members living in
the same household is $425.
Don’t Delay! Call Now! 412‑486‑3600
Purchase your travel plan here
www.permanfuneralhome.com/travel
Frank Perman, Supervisor
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