Island Insurance Brokers Ltd was this year celebrating the 30th anniversary since the start of its operations in 1989. These celebrations reach their climax later this month with the inauguration of a collective art exhibition themed “Island Supports the Arts” at Iniala Gallery in Valletta and featuring 23 Maltese artists.
Island Insurance Brokers’ connection to art stems from an initiative started by its directors in 1990 when the company was probably the first to start commissioning local artists, primarily painters but also sculptors, to supply original works to be given as corporate gifts at year-end.
“Besides supporting both emerging and established artists, this initiative was a source of great pride for us especially seeing other companies and organisations following suit and helped to spread of art into more households and enriching appreciation towards local art and talent,” says Lawrence Pavia, Managing Director of Island Insurance Brokers.
Island Insurance Brokers was founded in April 1989 by Lawrence Pavia and Carmel Cascun to provide professional, efficient and cost-effective insurance broking and risk management services to Malta’s industrial and commercial community.
Over the years the company, which employs over 30 professionals, also expanded into Personal Lines Insurance. In 2016, Island Insurance Brokers was acquired by Argus Group based in Bermuda as part of its strategy to diversify and expand its global business operations. Today IIB forms part of Argus Group Holdings Limited.
“We have come a long way from our humble beginnings, through relentless hard work, dedication and commitment – very much like the path of an artist who develops and succeeds through long years of hard work. This exhibition will be a celebration through colour and creativity, of our company’s 30 years of success,” added Lawrence Pavia.
The participating artists will be Luciano Micallef, Norbert Francis Attard, Pawl Carbonaro, Carmel Bonello, Richard Saliba, Harry Alden, Anthony Calleja, Tonio Mallia, James Vella Clark, Andrew Diacono, Celia Borg Cardona, Anna Galea, Kenneth Zammit Tabona, Mark Schembri, Philip Chircop, Mark Geoffrey Muscat, Rupert Cefai, Vince Caruana, George Scicluna, Antoine Paul Camilleri, Alex Dalli, George Muscat and Ethelbert Perini.
The exhibition will be inaugurated on Friday the 27th of September by Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne, and is being curated by Dr Charlene Vella. This will be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue of all the exhibits and will remain open till Friday 25th of October. The exhibition will also be open till late during Notte Bianca.
