James Lynch, I.I.I. chief actuary, presented on March 24, 2018 to the New England Cannabis Convention in Boston, Massachusetts. This report begins with a comparison of public attitudes from 1969 to 2017 that asks whether or not marijuana use should be legalized, and demonstrates that over that period public sentiment has moved in favor of the use of cannabis. In 1969, only 12 percent of respondents approved legalization. By 2017, that number had increased to 64 percent.

James Lynch, I.I.I. chief actuary, presented on March 21, 2018 to the Casualty Actuarial Society Ratemaking, Product and Modeling Seminar in Chicago, IL. This PowerPoint report discusses how the rising frequency and severity in auto losses is “pinching” the largest P/C line. The report explains that from 2015 to 2017, the cost of accidents has risen dramatically. While the frequency spike has lessened, severity is now the problem. People are driving more, which results in more collisions and repairs.

James Lynch, I.I.I. chief actuary, provided testimony before the Maryland House of Delegates, Economic Matters Committee on February 08, 2018. "Actuaries continually test and refine their rating variables. Regulators review them and the statistical rigor behind them. Then they face the most rigorous test – the real world. These variables keep passing the tests. They have been used for more than a decade, and the insurers that use them show no sign of abandoning them."

James Lynch, I.I.I. chief actuary, provided testimony before the District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking on January 30, 2018. Drivers in the District of Columbia pay some of the highest auto insurance rates in the nation. According to statistics from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the average expenditure in 2015 – the most recent year available – was the fifth highest in the nation, with the average policyholder paying $1,190. Only New Jersey, New York, Louisiana and Michigan drivers paid more.