Insurance

Millions of Israelis, including 900,000 children, live in poverty, NII report for 2024 shows

Poverty rates remain especially high among Arab and haredi populations, who together account for 65.1% of people in poverty, nearly double their share of the population.

 ABOUT 41% of Jerusalem families suffer from poverty, compared to about 20% in the rest of the country.
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gestures as he addresses House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, DC, US, January 6, 2026.

Trump declares he will get impeached if Republicans lose midterms, plans to meet health insurers

 Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks at a press conference following the weekly policy luncheon, more than a month into the ongoing U.S. government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, November 4, 2025

US Senate to hold vote Thursday on Republican healthcare plan

CENTRAL TO Israel’s push is its effort to influence the rapidly expanding ecosystem of AI-powered chatbots.

AI infighting: Patients use bots to fight health insurance claim denials


Harel Insurance marks 28% in Q1 report

The Harel Insurance company released its report for the first quarter of 2022 that showed financial increases in a number of fields.

 Michel Siboni, Chief Executive Officer at Harel Insurance Company attends a press conference with CEOs and representatives of the insurance companies in Israel, at the Finance Ministry office in Jerusalem.

Travel insurance start-up Faye raises $8m., boasts veteran team

The company will use the funds to recruit more workers and reinforce its platform.

 Faye group shot

Israeli insurance conference Tel Aviv Re 2022 kicks off this week

The conference is expected to host over 150 attendees from over 20 countries, including the UAE.

 Illustrative image of insurance.

Three-billion-dollar life science real estate fundraise sets record

“We look forward to putting these resources to work in support of the next generation of critical discoveries,” said Dan Belldegrun, Breakthrough Properties CEO.

 Torrey View by Breakthrough.

Israeli AI tech will automatically assess damage from natural disasters in Japan

Sompo's use of GEOX's image analyzer as a risk assessment tool for buildings will allow it to reflect the appropriate level of risk for those insured for natural disasters.

 A collapsed gate to the residential house caused by an earthquake is seen in Oita, southern Japan, January 22, 2022

Woman arrested for drugging her children to defraud National Insurance

The woman pretended that her children were disabled in order to fraudulently receive about NIS 50,000 from National Insurance.

 Israel Police officer in a police car

How should Israel solve its poverty problem?

Jews, Arabs and Christians alike suffer from a high degree of poverty – a phenomenon that has only grown in recent years.

 WELFARE AND Social Services Minister Meir Cohen (left) and National Insurance Institute director-general Meir Spiegler display the 2020 poverty report at a ceremony in Jerusalem.

Insurtech platform Sayata adds another $35 million to Series A funding pool

The additional funding brings its total Series A investment to $52 million.

The Sayata Team

Harel Group to represent Starr Insurance corporation in Israel

Harel Insurance and Finance Group will be the official representative of the international insurance corporation Starr Insurance and Reinsurance Limited.

 Top Harel staff in front of the Tel Aviv office.

Clal Insurance leads NIS 250m. round in Timora real estate fund

Timora will focus on improving and managing existing income-producing office and logistical real estate.

 New Israeli Shekel banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken November 9, 2021