This webpage showcases the Atlas centenary exhibition held at the Malta Chamber Courtyard in April-May 2024. The exhibition was a celebration of the ingenuity, resilience, and enduring spirit of local entrepreneurship. Through a curated collection of clients’ anecdotes and artefacts, we paid homage to some key commercial narratives that helped to shape Malta’s economic and social landscape over the one hundred year period.

The Atlas story has only been made possible thanks to these very narratives. As we commemorated a century of insuring the Maltese public, initially as agents for overseas insurers, we chose to express our gratitude by highlighting the achievements of the commercial community that sustained us rather than focusing on our accomplishments alone.

This digital commemoration of the exhibition includes additional information including footage of lectures as well as a 360° virtual tour of the exhibition space.

Our roots can be traced back to when pioneers like Albert and Victor von Brockdorff, who founded their insurance agency in 1920; Walter Camilleri Sr, who followed suit in 1927, and then Alfred Formosa in 1945, laid the groundwork for what would eventually evolve into the Atlas of today. Over the past century, our antecedents steered their businesses through challenges and triumphs, eventually leading to the merger in 1998 instigated by Walter G. Camilleri and Robert von Brockdorff together with Brian Valenzia and later with Michael Gatt in 2000 to create Atlas Insurance.

Our yearly calendars, which have been part of our tradition since 2007, showcase the works of local artists and celebrate the creative talent within our shores. In 2024, the calendar featured shots of this exhibition, captured through the artistic lens of photographer Lisa Attard. You can view them here.

Acknowledgements

Curator
Justine Balzan Demajo

Archivist and Researcher
Nikolai Debono

Atlas Executive Director and Project Lead
Catherine Calleja

Exhibition Design
Tracey Sammut, Andrew Borg Wirth

Graphic Design & Photography
Lisa Attard

Historical Consultant
Dr Mario Brincat

Atlas Exhibition Team and Key Collaborators
Leo Busuttil, Catherine Calleja, Purdey Fava, Robert Micallef, Matthew von Brockdorff

Vinay Aarohi, Gordon Camilleri, Jake Cauchi, Mattea Cauchi, Ann Miceli Farrugia, Jesmond Farrugia, Gaetano Mifsud, Stacey Said Sarreo

Contributors and Lenders
Actavis Ltd, Alf Mizzi & Sons Ltd, Alfred Gera & Sons Ltd, Allied Newspapers Ltd, APS Bank plc, Attard & Co Ltd, Autosales Ltd, Mr Leonard Azzopardi, Mr Joseph Bajada, Baxter Ltd, Marquis Nicholas de Piro, Judge Giovanni Bonello, C Camilleri & Sons Ltd, Mr Keith Camilleri, Mr Walter and Mrs Patricia Camilleri, Central Bank of Malta, Charles de Giorgio Ltd, Chiswick House School, Mr Roger de Giorgio, Mr Nikolai Debono, Mr Matthew Demarco, Ms Becky D’Ugo, Eden Leisure Group Ltd, Faculty of ICT, University of Malta, Mr Alfred Falzon Sant Manduca, Fimbank plc, Dr Olga Finkel, Mr Albert Formosa, Foster Clark Products Ltd, Mr George and Mrs Joyce Grech, Mr Anthony Guillaumier, Halmann Vella Ltd, Heritage Malta – Malta Maritime Museum, Ignazio Anastasi Ltd, International Hotel Investments plc, Jolly Ltd, Kindred Group plc, Lombard Bank Malta plc, Mr Michael Lowell, Magna Zmien, Magro Brothers Ltd, Mdina Metropolitan Chapter, Michael Attard Ltd, Mr Robert Micallef, National Archives of Malta, National Library of Malta, Notarial Registers Archive, P Cutajar Ltd, Mr Lawrence Pavia, PBS Malta Ltd, Playmobil Malta Ltd, Russell’s Antiques, Dr George Said, Mr Julian Sammut, Raċanċ, Sigma Coatings (Malta) Ltd, Simonds Farsons Cisk plc, Società Filarmonica Maria Mater Gratiæ Żabbar, St James Hospital, St Michael School, Testaferrata Group, The Malta Chamber, The Phoenicia Malta Ltd, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Malta Ltd, Vassallo Group Malta, Vee Gee Bee Ltd, Mr Sergio Vella, Mr Robert von Brockdorff, Xara Collection, Żabbar Sanctuary Museum, Mr Benjie Zammit, Zaffarese Signs + Display