Migdal Insurance and Financial Holdings Ltd. announced earnings results for the first quarter of fiscal 2016. For the quarter, the company announced huge ILS 494 million loss compared with a loss of ILS 85 million in the corresponding quarter of 2015. Gross premiums, receipts for investment contracts, etc. rose 1% in the first quarter of 2016 to ILS 4.62 billion. Health insurance premiums rose 13% to ILS 277.8 million and general non-life premiums rose 8% to ILS 542 million.