The different types of insurance are designed to protect you against events that could cause significant financial harm—from an accident or damage to a car or home, through loss of earning capacity and death, to medical and long-term-care expenses or incidents abroad. In this section, we will review the main types of insurance, understand what each covers, and learn how to choose the protection that suits your needs.
A full breakdown of the different types of Insurance
Understand how life insurance protects your family's financial stability.
How disability income insurance protects your salary if illness or injury prevents you from working.
Medical protection abroad, common add-ons, and the disclosures that help ensure your policy works when needed.
How personal accident insurance pays predetermined compensation for covered injuries.
Understand the layers of Israel's health coverage and how to build protection without unnecessary duplication.
Financial protection when a person loses the ability to function independently and needs prolonged care.
This article is intended for those who manage their own investment portfolios—for example, through an independent trading account at a bank or investment firm—and personally buy exchange-traded funds (ETFs), index-tracking funds, stocks, or bonds.
When we say a stock is “traded on the exchange,” it is easy to think that all of a company's shares circulate freely in the market and that anyone can buy or sell at any time. In practice, that is not the case.
A public company can raise capital in several ways. It can take out a loan, issue bonds, or issue new shares.
A company seeking growth, expansion, or new product development needs one key thing: money. It may come as a bank loan, from private investors (venture capital funds or angels), or from the public through the stock exchange.