Recent bushfire losses in NSW and Tasmania – and the risk facing the country this summer – are the main talking point in the latest episode of the Insurance News podcast.

As previously reported, the weekend fires destroyed dozens of homes and hundreds of assets including vehicles, sheds, garages and electricity infrastructure.

This week’s edition of INsight, hosted by Insurance News MD Andrew Silcox, features editor-in-chief John Deex, deputy editor Wendy Pugh, and senior journalists Bernice Han and Miranda Maxwell.

Also up for discussion this week are a watchdog’s latest findings on the use of expert reports, a warning for the industry’s tech laggards, and a trans-Tasman push to tackle affordability woes. Plus, we run down this year’s most-read stories on insuranceNEWS.com.au.

You can find the latest episode, and previous episodes of INsight, published here.