--- title: "Reader’s Voice #6 - InsNerds.com" description: "Every day our Daily Dispatch asks readers a question. Here are some of the more interesting replies we've received recently: Cyber has really taken off in the last few years. What's the next obscure side of insurance to get hot next? Loss of Utilities endorsements- heard at state conference that for our E&O's sake we" --- [Insurance Nerds - Insuring Tomorrow ](https://insnerds.com/insights) # [Reader’s Voice #6 - InsNerds.com](https://insnerds.com/insights/readers-voice-6) Written by [Antonio Canas](https://insnerds.com/insights/author/antonio-canas) | Jun 22, 2018 4:00:00 AM # Reader’s Voice #6 by Antonio Canas Every day our Daily Dispatch asks readers a question. Here are some of the more interesting replies we’ve received recently:   # Cyber has really taken off in the last few years. What’s the next obscure side of insurance to get hot next? > Loss of Utilities endorsements- heard at state conference that for our E&O’s sake we need to include it on EVERYONE.   > Maybe indoor vertical farm insurance is the next big obscure thing urban dwellers will need?   ## Has the industry improved when it comes for opportunities for women to grow? Are you still feeling like you’re not playing on a level playing field?   > I would say the 14 years I have been in the industry it that it’s still very much a “boy’s club”. Very few companies have females in higher level leadership roles. > > I have experienced discrimination because of my gender, exclusion because I don’t golf and co-workers making inappropriate comments because my company refuses to provide sexual discrimination training. My own company has absolutely no females in leadership roles.   > While the opportunities for women have grown significantly, we have a long way to go. Within our actuarial organization, I don’t see much discriminatory behavior. But last month I was on a call with our (male) CFO and our (female) Chief Actuary, and I have a renewed appreciation for what those who have gone before me have overcome and are still dealing with.   > The insurance industry is far behind when it comes to the advancement of women. Until more women are in leadership roles, it remains a man’s world. At my CPCU conferment in 2015 the board of trustees went on stage and it was all (mature) white men. Not a single woman. This needs to change. My feeling is that as more and more people retire- women are going to step into the leadership roles, as they have been getting the experience and gaining the expertise to take on the future. ### About Antonio Canas Tony started in insurance in 2009 and immediately became a designation addict and shortly thereafter a proud insurance nerd. He has worked in claims, underwriting, finance and sales management, at 4 carriers, 6 cities and 5 states. Tony is passionate about insurance, technology and especially helping the insurance industry figure out how to retain and engage the younger generation of insurance professionals. Tony is a co-founder of InsNerds.com and a passionate speaker. - - - ##### [ Antonio Canas](https://insnerds.com/author/tony-canas/) + posts Tony started in insurance in 2009 and immediately became a designation addict and shortly thereafter a proud insurance nerd. He has worked in claims, underwriting, finance and sales management, at 4 carriers, 6 cities and 5 states. Tony is passionate about insurance, technology and especially helping the insurance industry figure out how to retain and engage the younger generation of insurance professionals. 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