Harel Insurance Investments and Financial Services Ltd. announced earnings results for the first quarter of 2017. For the quarter, the company reported total earned premiums and benefit contributions increased by 16% to ILS 5.46 billion compared with ILS 4.7 billion in the corresponding quarter last year. Comprehensive profit was ILS 253 million, compared with ILS 14 million in the corresponding quarter last year. Equity attributed to the company's shareholders was ILS 5.3 billion at March 31, 2017. The return on equity (RoE) was 19%.