The deal to acquire Steadfast for $7.7 billion has been agreed, and this significant development is the first item discussed on the latest Insurance News podcast.

As reported in a Breaking News bulletin on Friday, the Amwins, Dragoneer and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts consortium will acquire 100% of Steadfast shares at $6 a share – although shareholder and regulatory approvals are still needed.

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 discussed by the panel are a pet insurance fraudster, the spring bushfire outlook, a new product for ride-share drivers, and the launch of our annual wellbeing survey.

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