The inside scoop on networking as an advisor

At Broker Bash, drink tickets are hot commodities. When you walk into the Fifth Social Club in Toronto on the last Thursday of each month, you’ll find a group of insurance professionals dressed in business casual standing around the bar and holding onto their drinks like a lifeline. Groups slowly form around Broker Bash’s organizers as they hand out drink tickets, and once those groups become chattier—around 7:30 p.m.— the mood changes. Laughter is easy, and there’s a sense of camaraderie.

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Attending industry-wide events like Broker Bash— the Toronto edition can attract upwards of 300 insurance pros, and it’s also available in Montreal and Vancouver—provides laid-back opportunities for meeting new people and learning how to schmooze. But for those connections to help you find a new position, they need to be formed in the right way.

Read the full story at Canadian Insurance Top Broker, and for more networking advice, read:

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