As the Insurance Institute of Barbados (IIB) celebrates its 50th anniversary, the organisation is reflecting on a proud history of advancing professional education in the island’s insurance sector while embracing modern innovation in training and accreditation.
The institute’s story dates back to the mid-1970s when several professionals within Barbados’ insurance industry recognised the need for a central body to promote education and professionalism. That vision began to take shape during a meeting on June 10, 1975, when industry representatives agreed to form a steering committee tasked with drafting a constitution for a new organisation.
Today the institute continues to educate insurance professionals with their Certificate of Proficiency and Barbados Diploma in Insurance programmes which have spurned continuous cohorts of competent, technically sound students current plying their trade within the general insurance arena. As they celebrate their half century and look towards the next 50 years, you can read all about their inspiring story in this weekend’s Sunday Sun.
