This week’s edition of INSIGHT is brought to you by the number 86. You’re about to get so many math puns, you’ll be calling it maths. I did my research, apparently, 86 is business code for “all out of it”. We’re not sure if that’s the hidden meaning from the flood inquiry recommendations, but we will figure it out. 

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, there’s an ill wind blowing in pod HQ, and it’s not just the result of me spending four straight days eating lentil dahl whilst hiking. Unsurprisingly, like a student pilot soaring through a rainbow during their exam, the team passed with flying colours.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we’re quoting the definition of stupidity: to do same thing over and over and expect a different result. So, we’re quoting the definition of stupidity: to do same thing over and over and expect a different result. Then we’re quoting the definition of stupidity: to do same thing over and over… you get the idea.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, it’s a bit of an ordeal and not that ideal as we cover a committee spiel and a real big deal, in an intro that’s a frankly a bit piecemeal.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, the past, the present and the future all walk into a bar. It was tense; and frankly a lot more interesting than the repetitive news this week.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, it’s time to get entomological. The team hate insect puns, yes they really bug them. That mite not be my best joke, but I made it up on the fly. Just bee-cause.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we go all Disney and decide that the funniest princess is in fact, re-PUN-zal. We also wish Snow White had been looking into the strata situation, afterall she’s the fairest of them all.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, the stormy weather has affected my ability to remember my alphabets. I remember A, B, C, D, and F but I misty.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, off we go like a herd of turtles as I bite the bullet, and cool as a cucumber, chew the fat by the skin of my teeth. I’m just an idiot of idioms as this intro starts barking up the wrong tree.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, I delve deep into the cat litter tray of past podcast introductions to dust off a couple of classic nuggets. Litter-alley.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we’re all a little tired from staying up late watching the Olympics and practicing our break dancing, so bear with us.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we got into a boring conversation with a vulture. Man they tend to carrion. He then dragged us to a lecture about lamps. I thought it would be boring but, it was actually very illuminating. I might be underselling it, but welcome to a yawn-laden podcast.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we’re doing this podcast while texting in our cars. Two autocorrecting iPhones walk into a bear: Ah! Bard. No, wait. BRA. Errrgh! BOAR. Oh Jesus Christina Aguilera.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, in the immortal words of Moss from the I T Crowd, you'd best put seat belts on your ears, because we’re about to take them for the ride of their lives!

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we ask what has the metaverse got to do with insurance? A typically spurious link as usual, of course: we use The Hulk to help our advertisers on our website as he’s a giant Banner.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we ask who at podcast headquarters will admit to getting really drunk last night, and taking a bus home? Sure, that might not seem like a big deal, but I’ve never driven a bus before.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, despite having our finger on the pulse of everything that goes on in the industry, we’re in the dark about a few things.

This week’s edition of INSIGHT we’re proud to be the named the 2024 geometric-reader publication of choice, beating hypotenuse to this years award. What that has to do with today’s sponsor SGUA is anyone’s guess. It’s just COS.

This week’s edition of INSIGHT we’re delighted to welcome Coalition as a sponsor. Mostly because when I needed to get my bluetooth fixed recently, I went to a dentist.

This week’s edition of INSIGHT is brought to you by the letter P. Why do pirates always need the letter P? Because without it they would be irate.

This week’s edition of INSIGHT is so good, it’s going straight to the pool room. We reckon podcasting is 10% brains, 95% reporting and the rest is just good luck.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, if life is a bowl of soup, then all we’ve got are forks. The federal budget came out last week and it turns out we’re so broke we can't even pay attention.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we’re taking off our shoes so we can count with our fingers and toes the numbers behind Ardonagh’s $2.3 billion acquisition of PSC. As part of our analysis, we divided sin by tan. Just cos.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we salute our unofficial sponsor for all podcasts, former QBE Deputy Chair John M Green. Inspired by him, I thought of a colour that doesn't exist, but then I realised it was just a pigment of my imagination.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we took a poll of our subscribers last week. Turns out 100% of them get angry when their tents fall down. And that’s not the only thing falling.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we’re delighted to welcome Berkley Re as a sponsor. With our pockets flush with Glen’s dollars, we head to our favourite watering hole to listen to some live music by Abba covers band “Swede Dreamz”.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we’re seasoned experts for your industry news and our knowledge of insurance is an in-salt to our competitors. Yes, even our editorial team are becoming herb-itual punsters.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we’re listening to a deepfake video of former Prime Minister John Howard singing “Sorry seems to be the hardest word”.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we’re sponsored by the letter S. Yes, Strata is suffering under the spotlight, Steadfast steal the show at their serial celebration, and the surveyed sentiment on this stymied introduction is a short sentence rhyming with hit.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we’re all back from the inaugural Insurance News Conference and feel like we’ve been subjected to an astrophysics lecture – the content might have been heavy, but the event out of this world.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we’re slapping our chests and making other weird, but musical sounds like Bobby McFerrin as we say, don’t worry, be happy.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, is sponsored by Gap Inc, it’s a serious issue on the latest industry gender pay gap figures and we’re expecting a lot of casual tees.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, the government’s flood inquiry hearings have wrapped up and we’re trying to fathom the outcomes.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, tis the season for insurers to be jolly. It's the results season, and we analyse the data beyond seasonable doubt.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, 2024 just seems all a bit washed out as news from the federal government flood inquiry continues to leak.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we welcome everyone back to 2024, just the same as before, but of one thing you can be sure, my puns will be just as UN-apologetically poor.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we end the year like we started it. A bunch if rubbish jokes before the real experts get to say a word about the latest catastrophe.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, let me give you some simple advice: just because you’re trash, doesn’t mean you can’t do great things. It’s called garbage can, not garbage can not.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, it’s episode 137! Whoop, whoop! Who cares, I hear you cry? For many people (mostly my physicist father), the number 137 is a bridge between the tangible world of science and the intangible realm of mysticism. Seriously, look it up. It will be more interesting than this intro.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, it’s a political special edition and the steaks are high, so there’s no bull. We’re milking this for all it’s worth.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, it’s been such a big week of news, we need to take a holiday. The lights may be on, but nobody’s home.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we’re going back to the future just to go back again. Yes, we’re gone full 1980s as Optus forced us to replace the email with the fax, the mobile phone for the rotary dial phone and lunchtime Bahn-Mi for salmon Vol-au-vents.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we rewatch Kevin Costner’s amazing flop, Waterworld and realise it was meant to be a documentary.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, one hundred years later, the NSW Government seems to have admitted Eliza Doolittle was right, the "rine in spine does sty minely in the pline".

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we take those old records off the shelf, slip on the sunglasses, parade around in undies and socks and slide on the hardwood floors. Yep, it’s a Risky Business.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, not to pun I swear, it’s a challenge, to be fair, but time I’ve had to prepare.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we check our fanny pack for our NRA membership card, as we shoot the breeze over coffee and grits. Yep, this ain’t our first rodeo.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, I say tom-Ato, you say tom-ay-to, I say pot-ay-to and berate you for even thinking pot-Ato is an acceptable pronunciation for an adult.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT we’re all feeling a bit Humpty Dumpty. It’s not going to be a good summer, but hopefully we’ll have a great fall.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT we’re off on a National Lampoon European Vacation with industry leaders. Oink Oink, my good man!

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT: You got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positives, E-lim-i-nate the negatives, The Suisse Re report is per-sua-sive, Don't mess with Monte-Carlo-Rendez-Vous. You got stan-dard-def-init-ions up to the maximum, Bring Hayne-Royal-Com-mission changes to the minimum, Have flood cover, or pan-de-monium, Insurance News is somewhere-in-between.

It might seem that this week’s edition of INSIGHT proves our support of MAGA and the Trump 24 campaign. But you’ll be de-lighted to learn that nothing can extinguish our general disdain.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT we wonder if quoting Michael Jackson is still too soon? Darkness falls across the land, the midnight hour is close at hand, ASIC crawls in search of blood, to terrorise IAG’s neighbourhood.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT we’re looking in to wear and tear, reviewing what the listed companies declare and bushing and combing our hair.

This week’s edition of INSIGHT doesn’t get out of bed for less than $10,000. As a cautionary tale, we bought a very expensive limousine but couldn't afford to hire a driver. Unfortunately, we spent all our money and had nothing to chauffeur it.

This week’s edition of INSIGHT we don flight jackets, tweak our bush mustaches, iron our camouflage gear and shout “bombs away” as terms of reference have been released for the government’s inquiry into last years’ floods.

This week’s edition of INSIGHT we wonder why some people couldn’t pour water out of a boot even if there were instructions on the heel.

This week’s edition of INSIGHT we have a full intro full of bad animal puns, all because your MC is pony. Yes, I’m recovering from a cold and I’m a little horse.

 This week’s edition of INSIGHT we have learnt not to repeat the same jokes again and again. Apparently you can hear us, it’s obvious that they’re just not funny.

This week’s edition of INSIGHT we revisit that classic Scandinavian conundrum a Swedish woman, two Swedish men and another Swedish woman walk in ABBA…

This week’s edition of INSIGHT we consider the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the insurance industry as I bite down on my cigar, squint my eyes against the desert sun and doff my 10-gallon hat to Clint Eastwood.

This week’s edition of INSIGHT is co-hosted by Larry Emdur, and inflation has got so bad that you can’t even pay attention.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we delve into the history of political scandals, from Watergate to Party-gate and now Miti-gate.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we discuss salary research, the farm capacity search, a royal commission lurch and, of course, the catholic church.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we pull out our soapboxes, dust off the rosettes and hear ye, hear ye: it’s a Terry-rant special. Except he’s not here. Conspiracy-theorists collectively gasp in unison.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we pull on our Dr Martins, affix safety pins to our jeans, spread the hair gel back into our mohawks and put Never Mind The Bollocks on the record player.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, we take a trip back to the 1960s with smoke, green stuff and some really weird announcements.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT, it’s a perfect storm of news headlines and I was able to submit 10 puns into my intro hoping they made editorial approval. No pun in ten did.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT the best things in life are free, but you can give them to the birds and the bees. Money, that’s what the latest Marsh commercial pricing index is all about.

In this week’s edition of INSIGHT we’ve got all the L-O-Ls as we learn lessons by looking back at last year’s Lismore floods.

This week’s edition of INSIGHT our new intern is a Cyclone called Ilsa and she’s making us all a cup of tea. Yes, that’s right, there’s a storm brewing. Oh no, now she’s stormed off…

This week’s edition of INSIGHT I’m not saying we have anything to prove, but after the Steadfast Convention, we’ve got back our groove, just as long as you don’t disapprove.

This week’s edition of INSIGHT is brought to you by the letters A, F, C and A, which sounds a little like R E S P E C T, but without any of the respect.

This week’s edition of INSIGHT, well you’ll find us in a partying mood. Not a Weekend at Bernies kind of party, more like the Norse God of mischief, yes, we’re keep it Low Key…

This week’s edition of INSIGHT, we’re focusing on the trends behind the latest APRA statistics. Echoing the recent Corduroy pillow trend, these stories are making headlines.

Our analysis this week ties together the results of the three listed brokers, which all reported on the same day, the anniversary of the record-breaking flood event in New South Wales and Queensland and the launch of Underwriting agencies incubator, Rhodian.

Welcome to a special feature episode, during which our Managing Editor John Deex interviews the CEO of the Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation, Chris Wallace.

This week’s edition of INSIGHT, we’re not suggesting we reinvent the wheel, just realign it.

This week’s edition of INSIGHT, we don our favourite beret and say Viv La Revolution! I really hated the French Revolution. But now that it's over I feel much Les Misérables.

This week’s edition of INSIGHT, is brought to you by our new sponsor: Garfield. So fur, so good for 2023, or is a catastrophe?

In this week’s edition of INsight, it’s our first podcast in 2023 and reality has already hit everybody with an anxiety from a new catastrophe. But no mention of QBE.

INsight Podcast - Episode 53: Reinsurance Pool and the end of the hard market

INsight Podcast - Episode 52: The year starts with a bang for IAG, Zurich but not La Nina.

INsight Podcast - Episode 52: The year starts with a bang for IAG, Zurich but not La Nina.

Episode 51: IAG's turnaround plan and we look back at 2021.

Episode 51: IAG's turnaround plan and we look back at 2021.

Episode 50: Reinsurance Pool & Insurance Affordability.

Episode 50: Reinsurance Pool & Insurance Affordability.

Episode 49: La Nina and insurer profitability.

Episode 49: La Nina and insurer profitability.

Episode 48: The acronymns: QBE, BI and AFCA.

Episode 48: The acronymns: QBE, BI and AFCA.

Episode 47: The Da Vinci Code of Conduct.

Episode 47: The Da Vinci Code of Conduct.

Episode 46: Climate Change, Business Interruption & Mental Health.

Episode 46: Climate Change, Business Interruption & Mental Health.

Episode 45: Scared about cyber and other catastrophes.

Episode 45: Scared about cyber and other catastrophes.

Episode 43: Insurer profitability and claims handling take a hit.

Episode 43: Insurer profitability and claims handling take a hit.

Episode 43: Ransomware and the ICA Annual Forum Review.

Episode 43: Ransomware and the ICA Annual Forum Review.

Episode 42: The industry passes the second BI test case.

Episode 42: The industry passes the second BI test case.

Episode 41: New legislation, old problems.

Episode 41: New legislation, old problems.

Episode 40: Broker commissions and earthquakes.

Episode 40: Broker commissions and earthquakes.

Episode 39: SME affordability report and more business interruption.

Episode 39: SME affordability report and more business interruption.

Episode 38: BI, IAL and Rendez-Vous de Septembre.

Episode 38: BI, IAL and Rendez-Vous de Septembre.

Episode 37: Business Interruption and COVID roadmap.

Episode 37: Business Interruption and COVID roadmap.

Episode 36: We investigate ASIC's u-turn on why not litigate?

Episode 36: We investigate ASIC's u-turn on why not litigate?

Episode 35: It's time for industry to get regulated.

Episode 35: It's time for industry to get regulated.

Episode 34: Coverforce acquisition, QBE and IAG results.

Episode 34: Coverforce acquisition, QBE and IAG results.

Episode 33: Business Interruption good news and Dive In festival.

Episode 33: Business Interruption good news and Dive In festival.

Episode 32: Are we witnessing the end of the hard market?

Episode 32: Are we witnessing the end of the hard market?

Episode 31: Aon/WTW deal collapse and struggles but optimism for IAG.

Episode 31: Aon/WTW deal collapse and struggles but optimism for IAG.

Episode 30: APRA get serious about risk management.

Episode 30: APRA get serious about risk management.

Episode 29: Test cases, natural disasters and deferred sales models.

Episode 29: Test cases, natural disasters and deferred sales models.

Episode 28: Is the code of practice made perfect.

Episode 28: Is the code of practice made perfect.

Vero’s SME insurance index report has built up a treasure trove of statistics over the past decade from surveying the insurance buying habits of over 14000 business owners.In this INsight Podcast special feature, we highlight an important issue from the index reports - broker value. Not all SME owners surveyed used brokers, but those that do tend to be more informed, more satisfied at claims time and feel more positively towards the insurance industry as a whole.

Vero’s SME insurance index report has built up a treasure trove of statistics over the past decade from surveying the insurance buying habits of over 14000 business owners.In this INsight Podcast special feature, we highlight an important issue from the index reports - broker value. Not all SME owners surveyed used brokers, but those that do tend to be more informed, more satisfied at claims time and feel more positively towards the insurance industry as a whole.

Episode 27: The end of the Business Interruption saga?

Episode 27: The end of the Business Interruption saga?

Episode 26: Hollard acquisition, Aon/WTW woes and claims.

Episode 26: Hollard acquisition, Aon/WTW woes and claims.

Vero’s SME insurance index report has built up a treasure trove of statistics over the past decade from surveying the insurance buying habits of about 14 and a half thousand business owners.In this INsight Podcast special feature we turn our attention to the current hard market, what the latest index tells us about attitudes to pricing and how brokers can respond. As Insurance News has reported, rates in many sectors and insurance lines continue to rise sharply, making it harder to find appropriate and affordable cover for clients. So, what can brokers do to help?

Vero’s SME insurance index report has built up a treasure trove of statistics over the past decade from surveying the insurance buying habits of about 14 and a half thousand business owners.In this INsight Podcast special feature we turn our attention to the current hard market, what the latest index tells us about attitudes to pricing and how brokers can respond. As Insurance News has reported, rates in many sectors and insurance lines continue to rise sharply, making it harder to find appropriate and affordable cover for clients. So, what can brokers do to help?

Episode 25: The balls are up in the air for test cases, reinsurance pools and the future of work.

Episode 25: The balls are up in the air for test cases, reinsurance pools and the future of work.

Episode 24: Loyalty tax, digital employees and AFCA rulings.

Episode 24: Loyalty tax, digital employees and AFCA rulings.

Across three episodes we’ll be focusing on Vero’s SME insurance index report, which this year marked its 10th anniversary. Over the course of a decade, the index has surveyed over 14000 SME owners providing unique insight into their insurance buying habits, as well as flagging numerous industry challenges and trends.In this INsight Podcast special feature we examine a significant theme of the SME index – interaction – and the insight that the more a broker connects with the client, the more satisfied the client tends to be. We'll look at why this happens, how brokers can capitalise, and the risks associated with a hands off approach.

Across three episodes we’ll be focusing on Vero’s SME insurance index report, which this year marked its 10th anniversary. Over the course of a decade, the index has surveyed over 14000 SME owners providing unique insight into their insurance buying habits, as well as flagging numerous industry challenges and trends.In this INsight Podcast special feature we examine a significant theme of the SME index – interaction – and the insight that the more a broker connects with the client, the more satisfied the client tends to be. We'll look at why this happens, how brokers can capitalise, and the risks associated with a hands off approach.

Episode 23: John Trowbridge and the insurance affordability discussion.

Episode 23: John Trowbridge and the insurance affordability discussion.

Episode 22: Coal mining, mice and Willis RE.

Episode 22: Coal mining, mice and Willis RE.

Episode 21: Diving into the northern Australia reinsurance pool.

Episode 21: Diving into the northern Australia reinsurance pool.

Episode 20: We Told You: Northern Australia Reinsurance Pool.

Episode 20: We Told You: Northern Australia Reinsurance Pool.

Episode 19: A government position on commissions?

Episode 19: A government position on commissions?

Episode 18: All happening in brokerland.

Episode 18: All happening in brokerland.

INsight Podcast - Episode 17: Launching the Insurtech digital section.

INsight Podcast - Episode 17: Launching the Insurtech digital section.

INsight Podcast - Episode 16: Avast ye, marine insurance experts.

INsight Podcast - Episode 16: Avast ye, marine insurance experts.

INsight Podcast - Episode 15: The focus on floods edition.

INsight Podcast - Episode 15: The focus on floods edition.

In this episode we tackle the complex subject of broker commissions, which are about to come under the spotlight as part of a Kenneth Hayne-inspired review. Ramping up the pressure at the end of last year were key reports from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and small business ombudsman, both recommending the banning of so-called ‘conflicted remuneration’.

In this episode we tackle the complex subject of broker commissions, which are about to come under the spotlight as part of a Kenneth Hayne-inspired review. Ramping up the pressure at the end of last year were key reports from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and small business ombudsman, both recommending the banning of so-called ‘conflicted remuneration’.

INsight Podcast - Episode 14: The Reinsurance insanity edition.

INsight Podcast - Episode 14: The Reinsurance insanity edition.

INsight Podcast - Episode 13: The Diversity edition.

INsight Podcast - Episode 13: The Diversity edition.

INsight Podcast - Episode 12: The Godfather Trilogy edition.

INsight Podcast - Episode 12: The Godfather Trilogy edition.

INsight Podcast - Episode 11: The game changer edition.

INsight Podcast - Episode 11: The game changer edition.

INsight Podcast - Episode 10: The serious edition.

INsight Podcast - Episode 10: The serious edition.

INsight Podcast - Episode 9: The Review Of 2021 Before It Began.

INsight Podcast - Episode 9: The Review Of 2021 Before It Began.

INsight Podcast - Episode 8: The Christmas edition.

INsight Podcast - Episode 8: The Christmas edition.

Insurance News Managing Editor John Deex takes an in-depth look at the current hard insurance market, and the impact on businesses and brokers.

Insurance News Managing Editor John Deex takes an in-depth look at the current hard insurance market, and the impact on businesses and brokers.

INsight Podcast - Episode 7: The waiting edition.

INsight Podcast - Episode 7: The waiting edition.

INsight Podcast - Episode 6: The Clint Eastwood edition.

INsight Podcast - Episode 6: The Clint Eastwood edition.

INsight Podcast - Episode 5: the BI test case analysis.

INsight Podcast - Episode 5: the BI test case analysis.

INsight Podcast - Episode 4: a fiduciary Christmas to you.

INsight Podcast - Episode 4: a fiduciary Christmas to you.

INsight Podcast - Episode 3: the Regulatory edition.

INsight Podcast - Episode 3: the Regulatory edition.