The upcoming Victorian election and the message to politicians from insurers is the main discussion point on the latest episode of the Insurance News podcast.

As previously reported, the Insurance Council of Australia has released an election platform which calls for action on soaring vehicle crime and burglary and a range of other issues such as bushfire response.

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 episode is sponsored by Entsia and founder and CEO Alistair McElligott joins the Insurance News team to give his views on technology.

The team also discusses Zurich's approach to self-driving Teslas, NSW's inquiry hearings on the proposed removal of the emergency services levy, and a court ruling that found a comparison website misled its customers.

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