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The Prepaid Funeral Benefits Division, which is a sub-section of the Finance Division, provides regulatory oversight over funeral homes, perpetual care cemeteries, and other funeral services industry participants that are licensed to sell and administrate prepaid funeral benefits business in Arkansas. Applicable “Prepaid Funeral Benefits Law” includes Act 852 (1995), Act 372 (1997), Act 1249 (1999), Act 1043 (2001), Act 987 (2003), Act 476 (2013), Act 880 & 904 (2015), Act 500 & 521 (2019), as well as a few others. The Prepaid Funeral Benefits Division regulates prepaid funeral benefits activity through the review of annual and quarterly reports, periodic on-site examinations and/or in-house desk audits, and through the review of consumer complaints against and inquiries regarding prepaid licensees.

Legal/Regulatory References

Arkansas Prepaid Funeral Benefits Law (A.C.A. § 23-40-101 et seq.)

Rule 63 – Preneed Insurance Replacement and Prepaid Funeral Benefits Contract Cancellation Requirements

Rule 110 – Prepaid Funeral Benefits Contracts Transfer Fee

2026 Report Filing Deadlines

Annual Report Archive — link to documents archive

Forms

AID-FI-AR2025 – 2025 Annual Report Form (Consolidated Format)
January 1 through December 31

2025 Annual Report Completion Instructions

AID-FI-C1 Seller’s Affidavit of Contract Performance: Request to Withdraw Funds or Proceeds

AID-FI-C2 Seller’s affidavit for Cancellation and Cash Surrender or Re-Assignment of Prepaid Funeral Benefits Contract Proceeds

AID-FI-C3 Affidavit and Request of Purchaser to Cancel a Prepaid Funeral Benefits Contract

Appendix A Important Notice: Replacement of Life Insurance or Annuities

Appendix B Important Notice: Replacement of Prepaid Funeral Benefit Contracts

AID-FI-F1 Application for a Prepaid Funeral Benefits License

AID-FI-F3 Agreement to Hold, Invest & Administer Prepaid Funeral Benefits Trust (a.k.a. Trust Agreement)

AID-FI-F4 Certification of Net Worth by Applicant for Initial or Renewed License

AID-FI-F5 Applicant’s Affidavit of No Existing Prepaid Funeral Contracts

AID-FI-CA Custodial Agreement

AID-FI-F2 Application for Renewal of a Prepaid Funeral Benefits License

AID-FI-F4 Certification of Net Worth by Applicant for Initial or Renewed License

AID-FI-F6 Application for Change of Ownership of Prepaid Funeral Benefits Contracts and Funds

AID-FI-F7 Assignment and Acceptance of Prepaid Funeral Benefits Contracts and Trust Funds

AID-FI-F8 Transferee’s certification of Net Worth in a Change of Ownership Transaction

AID-FI-F9 Application to Transfer Trust Funds

AID-FI-F3 Agreement to Hold, Invest & Administer Prepaid Funeral Benefits Trust (a.k.a. Trust Agreement)

AID-FI-PRA Prepaid Recovery Program Fund Application for Reimbursement