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Career profile · June 2026

Insurance Underwriter / Agent

Mostly a licensed advisory-and-sales career, with a big commission tail.

651
active listings now
64%
outside Tel Aviv
26%
require experience
Agent average ~₪12,000
typical mid-level pay

What it is, and what you do

Insurance work spans the underwriting desk that prices risk and the agent who advises clients and sells policies. In Israel the category leans heavily toward the sales-and-advisory side, with pension and financial products driving the biggest incomes.

Where the jobs are

The biggest clusters are Rishon LeZion, Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Petah Tikva, Holon, and 64% of listings sit outside Tel Aviv.

What they are looking for

About 26% require experience and ~9% are openly junior, friendlier than most professional roles. The marketer licence appears in only ~5% of ads because it is assumed, and the carrier back-office belt around Rishon LeZion is the hiring centre.

Top skills and tools

Sales / advisoryPension & providentClaimsUnderwritingCustomer serviceElementary / life / health lines

What it pays

Entry-level₪8,000-16,000 salaried
Mid-levelAgent average ~₪12,000
SeniorEstablished agents ₪40,000-85,000+

Salaried underwriters are a stable mid-paying role; licensed agents are commission-driven, with pension and finance products paying far above general insurance.

Market ranges, gross ₪/month, compiled from public Israeli salary surveys. Typical market estimates, separate from the live-listing counts above.

A point of view. Read the listings and the label is misleading: "insurance" in Israel is mostly a sales-and-advisory job, where sales is mentioned about twice as often as underwriting itself. That is the opportunity. It is one of the more entry-friendly professional fields, the licence is a course not a degree, and the agents who build a pension-and-finance book reach incomes most salaried roles never touch. Start salaried, get licensed, then decide if you want the commission ceiling.

Frequently asked

Is insurance a sales job or a desk job in Israel?
Mostly sales and advisory. In Israeli listings, sales is mentioned about twice as often as underwriting; the pure risk-pricing underwriter is a smaller specialty inside the category.
How much can an insurance agent earn in Israel?
Salaried roles run about ₪8,000-16,000, but licensed agents are commission-based: established agents with a pension and finance book can reach ₪40,000-85,000+ a month, with a wide spread.

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