Spencer Le Van Kimball was a world-renowned scholar on insurance law and regulation, who was deeply admired for his integrity, keen insight and zeal for "getting it right." Much of his work in insurance law remains a model for insurance codes today, most notably in the areas of guaranty funds and insurance liquidations.
As an active member of the JIR Board of Directors for nearly 15 years, Kimball played a key role in helping improve the quality and quantity of research on insurance regulatory issues. In 1996, the JIR Article Award was renamed the Spencer L. Kimball Writing Award in honor of Kimball's many contributions to the pages of the JIR and to its various committees.
The Spencer L. Kimball Writing Award acknowledges and encourages outstanding contributions to the Journal of Insurance Regulation. One article is chosen each year for this prestigious $2,000 award.
| Year Awarded | Author(s) | Article | Publication Date |
| 2023 |
Kyeonghee Kim Xiao (Joyce) Lin |
2023 (Vol. 42, No. 8) | |
| 2022 |
Hanchun Zhang Brenda J. Cude Lisa Groshong Katie Keith |
2022 (Vol. 41, No.1) | |
| 2021 |
Elizabeth Plummer William F. Wempe |
2021 (Vol. 40, No. 1) | |
| 2020 |
Mary Kelly Steven G. Bowen R. Glenn McGillivray |
2020 (Vol. 39, No. 11) | |
| 2019 |
Jeffrey S. Paterson Cathryn M. Meegan |
2019 (Vol. 38, No. 10) | |
| 2018 | 罢丑辞尘补蝉&苍产蝉辫;惭眉濒濒别谤 | 2018 (Vol. 37, No. 4) | |
| 2017 | Charles C. Yang Hong-Jen Lin |
2017 (Vol. 36, No. 8) | |
| 2016 |
N/A |
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| 2015 | Jing Ai Patrick L. Brockett Linda L. Golden Utai Pitaktong |
2015 (Vol. 34, No. 7) | |
| 2014 |
Martin Eling |
2014 (Vol. 33, No. 1) | |
| 2013 | Robert W. Klein Martin F. Grace Sharon Tennyson |
2013 (Vol. 32, No. 1) | |
| 2012 | Robert E. Hoyt Andre P. Liebenberg L. Lee Colquitt Stephen G. Fier |
2012 (Vol. 31, No. 7) | |
| 2011 | Dwight Jaffee Howard Kunreuther Erwann Michel-Kerjan |
2010 (Vol. 29, No. 7) |
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| 2010 | Beck A. Taylor Tracey A. LaPierre James W. Henderson Christopher J. Conover J. Allen Seward |
Spring 2009 (Vol. 27, No. 3) |
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| 2009 | Martin Eling Ines Holzmuller |
Summer 2008 (Vol. 26, No. 4) |
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| 2008 | Robert Puelz | Spring 2007 (Vo. 25, No. 3) |
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| 2007 | George Galster | Summer 2006 (Vol. 24, No. 4) |
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| 2006 | Howard Kunreuther Mark V. Pauly |
Summer 2005 (Vol. 23, No. 4) |
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| 2005 | Robert W. Cooper | Winter 2004 (Vol. 23, No. 2) |
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| 2004 | N/A | ||
| 2003 | N/A | ||
| 2002 | N/A | ||
| 2001 | Craig Richardson Mark A. Hall |
Spring 2000 |
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| 2000 | William M. Sneed | Summer 1999 (Vol. 17, No. 4) |
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| 1999 | Patrick P. Fee Robert W. Klein Martin Grace Scott E. Harrington |
Spring 1998 |
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| 1998 | Rade T. Musulin | Spring 1997 (Vol. 15, No. 3) |
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| 1997 | William T. Moore Julie A.B. Cagle Robert L. Lippert Kenneth W. Faig, Jr. |
Spring 1996 Winter 1996 |
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| 1996 | Robert W. Klein Michael M. Barth Robert Hoyt Reesa Williams |
Spring 1995 Fall 1995 |
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