Best industris for Sophomore finance internships: December

I'm a sophomore a the Ross School of Business (with about a 4.0 GPA). I'd like to do IB or S&T for my junior year internship at a BB.

During my freshman summer at Point 72, I analyzed SEC finings and other online sources to identify revenue drivers that might affect different industry trends; I focused on heath care. I'm seeing that the only BB internships left for sophomores this year are mostly unavailable I waited too long), so now I'm looking into insurance sales with Liberty Mutual (to expand on my healthcare interest), Risk management at a mid-market IB, and hopefully any IB position at boutique and mid-market banks.

I like the Liberty Mutual position because I would learn a lot and would have the chance to potentially close deals using proprietary company data. A banking internship at this point in the recruiting timeline likely wont be a very developed program, but "Investment Banking" over "Insurance Sales" look that much better to recruiters? Also, consider than Liberty Mutual is a much more established company that any smaller bank I might work out.

My question is: What do recruiters want to see for sophomores summer experiences? Is banking always a better option than anything else, for someone ho wants to do banking?

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To clarify:

There was a one-day Sophomore Summit Program offered at P72 last year that is no longer available. I should also add that I am participating in a similar one-day sophomore IB program at Lincoln International Bank in January.

 

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