Commercial Banking vs Insurance Corporate Finance

Curious to get opinions here. I received an offer from a big 5 for their commercial banking role as well as an insurance company (Manulife/ SunLife) for their corporate finance division. Return rates for the insurance company is low but has a slightly better exits. I'm not interested in working in commercial banking long-term and my goal is to exit to a corporate banking. What is your opinion? Which offer should I accept? 

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