Episodes
217
Oct. 7, 2025
INsight Podcast - Episode 217: What’s on Taylor Fry’s Radar?
In this week’s radar-themed edition of INSIGHT, I’m reminded of the time I changed the voice on my satnav GPS device to Bono from U2. It was quite the mistake as all the streets have no name, and I still haven't found what I'm looking for.
216
Sept. 30, 2025
INsight Podcast - Episode 216: ASIC takes another insurer to court
In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we’re focusing on legal matters in the industry. It allows me a very tenuous link to one of my favourite ever adages: Once you’ve eaten at one food court, you’ve eaten at the mall.
215
Sept. 23, 2025
INsight Podcast - Episode 215: Ideas flood in from Europe delegation
In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, Wendy and I were playing cards with a deck that was missing a suit. I didn’t have the heart to tell her. I made my excuses and went to my doctor and told her I felt like a pack of cards. She just told me to lie down and she’d deal with me in the morning.
214
Sept. 16, 2025
INsight Podcast - Episode 214: New reports outline concerning climate future
In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, you might notice I'm a little tired. I couldn’t sleep last night. I was lying awake wondering if Batman didn’t want to expose his identity, was he driving the Batmobile uninsured, or was he committing insurance fraud?
213
Sept. 9, 2025
INsight Podcast - Episode 213: High hopes for minister’s mission to Europe
This week’s edition of INSIGHT is all about Dr Mulino’s European tour. I hope he’s careful if he rents a car over there. I rented one, but the ride was really bumpy so I took it to a mechanic who filled the shock absorbers with yogurt. It was quite the culture shock.
212
Sept. 2, 2025
INsight Podcast - Episode 212: Interpreting APRA’s industry statistics
This week’s edition of INSIGHT is brought to you by the number five million three hundred and eighteen thousand and eight. Numbers are strange. Odd even. If puns leave you numb, then these mathematical puns will leave you number.
211
Aug. 26, 2025
INsight Podcast - Episode 211: Is government getting it wrong on housing?
This week’s edition of INSIGHT has all the colours of the rainbow. I caught a rainbow recently and was able to weigh it. It was pretty light. Unfortunately, it was a bad rainbow and is now in prism after a light sentencing.
210
Aug. 19, 2025
INsight Podcast - Episode 210: talking tech, profits and premiums
In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we’re pretty fly for a white rye as the big insurers are making the dough and it’s on the rise. Some say success baguettes success, but it’s the yeast they could do after some very challenging years.
209
Aug. 12, 2025
INsight Podcast- Episode 209: Guiding stars on the road to resilience
In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, I think it’s important to remind our listeners how little we give credence to most awards. For example, I just won an award for most secretive person in the office, but I can't tell you how much that means to me. We tend to think that most awards are in fact handed out by a guy named Darwin.
208
Aug. 5, 2025
INsight Podcast- Episode 208: NSW reignites strata commissions debate
In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we’ve been reminiscing about our lives before insurance. I used to have a job crushing cans in a soft drink factory, but I quit because it was soda pressing.
207
July 29, 2025
INsight Podcast- Episode 207: Australia leads race to the bottom on pricing
In this week’s edition of INSIGHT we’re getting thrifty. For example, Miranda bought a wig for a dollar. It was a small price toupee. Meanwhile I saw a TV selling for half price because it was stuck at full volume. I thought to myself, I can't turn that down.
206
July 22, 2025
INsight Podcast- Episode 206: Voters unsure on TasInsure
This week’s edition of INSIGHT is a homage to bad ideas. Like making ME the host of a podcast, or eating a clock. It’s time-consuming and you always want seconds.
205
July 16, 2025
INsight Podcast- Episode 205: Taking stock of the Johns Lyng takeover bid
This week’s edition of INSIGHT, is a building special and I’m getting hammered. Not all construction work is equally enjoyable. For example, enlarging a drilled hole is boring, bust fastening pieces of metal together is riveting. What will this week’s podcast be like? I think we’ve nailed it.
204
July 8, 2025
INsight Podcast- Episode 204: The Liberals' latest election bombshell
This week’s edition of INSIGHT could be a little bit rubbish to be honest. You see I’ve been distracted by the Erin Patterson mushroom trial verdict. I used to hate mushrooms, but then they grew on me.
203
July 1, 2025
INsight Podcast- Episode 203: How to handle CPS 230
This week’s edition of INSIGHT, to celebrate the end of the financial year, we’re having a pantomime-themed podcast. Oh no you’re not. Oh yes we are! On no you’re not. Oh you get the idea.
202
June 24, 2025
INsight Podcast- Episode 202: More sanctions, and the name game continues
This week’s edition of INSIGHT, it’s so cold, I’m talking about the weather. It’s Motown at the moment: yep, 3 degrees. Four, tops. You know, coming up with weather puns really is a breeze. In a surprise to no-one, I once entered a weather-based pun competition. I did okay, I beat the raining champion.
201
June 17, 2025
INsight Podcast- Episode 201: Consolidation, ransom rules – and why labels matter
This week’s edition of INSIGHT, being on a podcast isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. I went to see a psychologist after I discovered cracks in the hearth of my fireplace. I told him I was having a mantle breakdown. But fortunately, this week I can pull out my best egg-based puns.
200
June 3, 2025
INsight Podcast- Episode 200: Another insurer cuts commission as home profitability dips
This week’s edition of INSIGHT, is sponsored by the words Bu, Dum and Tish. Although regular listeners would say that’s always the case. Anyway, like Dorothy says, there’s no place like home. Except in my home, I have 10 ants roaming around my kitchen so I built them a small house. It’s okay though. I’m their landlord and I collect rent from my tenants.
199
May 27, 2025
INsight Podcast- Episode 199: NSW floods keep resilience debate rolling
This week is our 199th edition of INSIGHT, and I can finally get this off my chest: I never liked the band Wet Wet Wet. There I said it. From the dreadful cover of Love Is All Around from Four Weddings And a Funeral, Marti Pellow has a lot to answer for. However, I do love being entertained by most things water-related. I’m currently watching a live stream as we speak.
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May 20, 2025
INsight Podcast- Episode 198: Lloyd’s talks tough as market swings
In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we used to work as bartenders for the mob. It was whiskey business. And just like the RAC, we’ve been made an offer we can’t refuse. Otherwise, we will have to say hello to IAG’s little friend.
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May 13, 2025
INsight Podcast- Episode 197: Getting the measure of our new minister
In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, romance is in the air and our hearts are all a flutter. Roses are red, violets are blue, Steven Jones may be gone, but Dr. Mulino will do.
196
May 6, 2025
INsight Podcast- Episode 196: What now after Labor landslide?
In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, with all the hullabaloo over the last six weeks, the entire election seems to be a bit of a disappointment. Not the results of course, my federal overlords, more like the disappointment that shampoo brand “Head and Shoulders” never released a body wash called “Knees and Toes”
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April 29, 2025
INsight Podcast- Episode 195: Local market continues softening trend
In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we’ve always wondered if the secret service agents protecting President Trump in Pennsylvania shouted Donald duck! Anyway, we’ve got our own double agent, but I can’t go on too much about them or they’ll be bugging me.
April 23, 2025
INsight Podcast Special Feature: Finity experts discuss our market outlook report
Welcome to this Insurance News special edition of the INsight podcast. In this podcast we cover the exclusive 2025 INFORM Market Outlook Report, a collaboration between Insurance News and Finity. In 2025, the shifting market cycle is bringing fresh challenges for the industry. This report delivers sharp insights backed by Finity data and expert analysis, and complimented by in-depth market commentary compiled by Insurance News.