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Mississippi · Snapshot Mississippi Code Release 78 (2020-07), retrieved 2026-09-17

Miss. Code Ann. § 75-63-61: Requirements for contract funded by insurance.

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  1. Title 75. Regulation of Trade, Commerce and Investments
  2. Chapter 63. Sales of Cemetery Merchandise and Funeral Services
  3. Article 3. Preneed Cemetery and Funeral Registration.

(1) If the preneed contract is funded with insurance, and payment is made to the contract seller rather than directly to the life insurance company, the contract seller shall timely submit to the insurance company all premiums collected from the contract purchaser.

(2) At the time of death, the proceeds of the policy shall be settled in accordance with the policy. If the contract provider furnishes merchandise and services as indicated in the contract, the contract provider is entitled to retain the proceeds of the policy in accordance with the preneed contract. If the contract provider does not furnish merchandise and/or services as provided in the preneed contract, the contract provider shall pay to the estate of the contract insured or the substitute provider of the merchandise and/or services the proceeds of the policy within ten (10) days of receipt of these proceeds.

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