After spending more than 20 years in various positions within the insurance industry, John Battles and his partner, Kevin Purcell founded Insurance Regulatory Consultants in 1997. Much of John's tenure with different organizations was spent in the regulatory compliance field and it was this experience that led to the formation of IRC. The recognition that there was a limited number of regulatory consulting outsourcing alternatives resulted in forming IRC's primary business strategy.

Prior to the formation of IRC, John was the senior government relations officer of the Home Insurance Company. In that capacity he had primary responsibility for all activities involving state regulatory agencies, including coordinating all insurance department examinations. Upon joining the Home in February of 1988, he was charged with the management and coordination of the Home's involvement in all residual markets. Shortly thereafter, his management responsibilities expanded to include both the State Filings and Contract Development and Maintenance Units.

Before joining the Home, John spent 10 years at Insurance Services Office, beginning in the Commercial Property Actuarial Department and later joining the Government Relations Department. One of John's primary responsibilities at ISO was the management of the State Filings Department. During his tenure with ISO's Actuarial Department, he passed five CAS actuarial examinations.

Before entering the insurance industry, John was a high school mathematics teacher for 7 years. He is a graduate of Taylor University where he received a BA Degree in Mathematics and he received a Master of Arts Degree in Pure and Applied Mathematics from Montclair State College. John is a member of the American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters (CPCU).