Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd was founded in 1987.

Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings is part of the IDB Development Group, which holds approximately 45% of its shares (directly and through a trustee for the controlling shares, appointed by the Commissioner of Insurance). Bank HaPoalim holds an additional approximate 10%, and the remaining shares are publicly held and are traded at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

The market share of the group in terms of gross premiums gained is set at approximately 18% of the insurance market, and the scope of the assets managed by it is set at approximately NIS 182 billion (as of the end of June 2017).
Clal Insurance Company Ltd. is rated ilAA+ by Standard & Poor's Maalot. The group holds insurance agencies, pension funds, provident funds, study funds and credit provision companies. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings employs approximately 4,200 employees, and acts in cooperation with approximately 1,800 insurance agents. All these position it as one of Israel's leading groups in insurance and long-term savings.