The first natural catastrophe of the year is the hottest topic on the latest episode of the Insurance News podcast.

As previously reported, insured losses from a series of Victorian bushfires have already exceeded $200 million – and the summer is far from over.

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.

The panel also discusses why the Insurance Council of Australia is adamant TasInsure won't work, AUB's latest UK acquisition, and a warning that insurers won't bail out travellers caught by the UK's new passport rules for dual citizens.

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