The answer depends upon the circumstances surrounding the accident. If your loved one was an employee, you should be entitled to workers’ compensation death benefits (which provide a funeral & burial benefit, as well as a portion of lost wages for a surviving spouse and minor children). Surviving spouses can generally continue to receive benefits until they remarry and for two years after remarriage. If a non-employer caused the accident, we may also be able to recover additional compensation by filing a third party claim for compensation like pain and suffering and emotional distress.