Welcome to the latest edition of ICYMI from Funeral Service Insider. As always, we are here to keep you informed about the latest happenings and trends within the funeral industry. Here's what we have on deck this week:

Kates-Boylston hosts the Advances in Funeral Innovations conference Nov. 12-13 in Houston. Over the course of two days, attendees will hear about some emerging trends and best practices for running their operations.

Busy at Better Place: Better Place Forests is getting a fair bit of attention following a merger, a positive funding report, and a glowing feature.

Partnering Up: Anthem Partners announced a preneed deal with Premier Preneed Marketing and National Guardian Life. It was the latest in a number of consolidators finding new preneed partners. 

NOR Legal and Possible: A funeral home owner in Delaware announced his business will partner with Recompose to fulfill NOR requests for families until regulations allow for him to provide it onsite.

New President: Mid-America College of Funeral Service has announced the appointment of David Hess as the new president.