Please Join Us to Celebrate Nova Scotia's Top Talent!

Mingle with fellow insurance "A-listers" from across the Atlantic region in Halifax on April 10th for IBANS most prestigious event, our Annual Graduation and Aspire Awards Dinner!

IBANS has been recognizing the achievements of brokers and insurers in Nova Scotia for almost two decades and 2025 will be no exception!  The evening is a two-part event, celebrating our graduates and our Aspire Award nominees. The event will honour our graduates for their efforts in achieving the esteemed national designation, Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker (CAIB).

The second part of the evening, will feature the 2025 Aspire Award nominees. These awards showcase our provincial brokers and insurers for their achievements, leadership, innovation and dedication to our industry and are a true reflection of excellence in the insurance profession.

We look forward to hosting the industry again this year and hope you'll be able to join us as we raise a glass to the Nova Scotia insurance community's  B E S T  &  B R I G H T E S T !

DATE: April 10, 2025

TIME: RECEPTION 6:30 pm followed by Graduation and Dinner: 7:00pm in the Commonwealth Ballroom

SITE: The Westin Hotel, 1181 Hollis Street, Halifax NS  B3H 2P6

* Dress for the evening is business casual OR business formal *

Accommodations

For guests requiring accommodations at The Westin, reservations can be made directly with the reservation department at 1-866-761-3513 or online at The Westin Nova Scotian using your unique corporate code, T9085. The IBANS rate is $159.00+HST for a traditional Queen room with the corporate code. There is an additional $10 charge over the noted rates for traditional Double rooms.

We would like to express our gratitude to our sponsors for their continued support of IBANS and our members.

Executive Sponsor: Economical Insurance

Leading Sponsor: Aviva Insurance

Premiere Sponsors: Wawanesa Insurance and Intact Insurance

Feature Sponsor: Travelers 

Presenting Sponsors: Pembridge and Portage Mutual Insurance