Tim Ryles, PhD, AAI

Dr. Ryles, who contributes articles on current trends and issues for IRMI.com, provides consulting services and expert testimony in insurance litigation, regulatory matters, and consumer protection. He also works as an associate at Robert Hughes Associates in Dallas and is a frequent author and speaker on those issues.

Georgia Commissioner of Insurance from 1991 to 1995, he also was appointed by Governor George Busbee to serve as administrator of Georgia's Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs from 1975 to 1982. Other government/regulatory positions include Statutory Advisory Committee and state liaison officer, US Consumer Product Safety Commission; president and vice president, National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators; Executive Committee, National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC); chair, NAIC Anti-Fraud Committee; staff, Communications Workers of America; chairman, Georgia Coalition for Consumer Rights; board of directors, National Consumer Symposium, Tucson, Arizona, Georgia Consumer Center; Georgia Watch, Atlanta Health Care Alliance; and Consumer Rights and Remedies Committee.

Dr. Ryles received his master of arts and doctorate degrees in political science from the University of Georgia and a bachelor of science degree from Troy State College. His academic experience includes faculty positions at the University of Georgia, Georgia State University, and Mercer University. Dr. Ryles is active in the American Risk and Insurance Association, NAIC Passe Club, Insurance Section of the Texas Bar Association, Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals, and the American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section.