Exemptions to the deferred sales model for add-on insurance are a key talking point on this week's Insurance News podcast.

As insuranceNEWS.com.au has reported, the insurance industry welcomed exemptions announced for a range of insurance incuding home and contents and third party motor.

But consumer groups say the carve-outs weaken the reforms and are not in the spirit of Hayne royal commission recommendations.

This week’s edition of INsight, hosted by Insurance News Managing Director Andrew Silcox, features the observations of Insurance News Publisher Terry McMullan, Managing Editor John Deex, and Deputy Editor Wendy Pugh.

The podcast also looks forward to a start-date for the second COVID-19 business interruption test case, considers the latest cyber attack trends, and discusses consumer group criticism of insurers' responses to natural disasters.

You can find a new episode of INsight published here each week.