The Trustees of the British Insurance Law Association Charitable Trust have established a prize known as the “British Insurance Law Association Book Prize”. The Prize of £1,000 is available to be awarded annually to the author (or joint authors) of a published work constituting in the opinion of the Trustees the most notable contribution to literature in the field of law as it affects insurance.
How to apply / eligibility
To qualify for the prize the work must first have been published in the English Language in the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the prize is to be awarded.
Authors wishing to have their work considered for the Prize should apply in writing by email to Ms Alison Green, BILA Trustee trust@bila.org.uk before 30th April in the year following publication, submitting one copy of their work.
The Trustees in their absolute discretion may decide that the prize shall not be awarded in any year and the decision of the Trustees on any matter relating to the Prize shall be final.
Winner of the 2025 BILA Book Prize
The 2025 BILA Book Prize was announced on 3 December 2025 in the Old Library at Lloyd’s before the Annual Update delivered by Professor James Davey of Bristol University, Immediate Past President of BILA.
The prize-winning book is “Insurance, Climate Change and the Law” by Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer, Associate Professor of Law at UCL, who was able to accept the award in person from Alison Green, Chair of the BILA Charitable Trust.
Speaking on behalf of all the trustees, who unanimously favoured the book, Alison Green commended Dr Arnold-Dwyer for producing a well-written book encompassing the main legal and regulatory issues associated with climate change which insurers may have to consider. The book helpfully provided some thought-provoking discussion upon the role insurers can play in relation to the challenge climate change may pose when they write their policies and invest their assets. In the view of the judging panel the timely and insightful book makes a significant contribution to the evolving dialogue at the intersection of insurance and climate risk truly meriting this recognition.
Photograph: (from right to left): Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer (the winning author), Alison Green (Chair of the BILA Charitable Trust) and Tim Hardy (Deputy Chair of the Trust).
For further details: Insurance, Climate Change and the Law via www.routledge.com.
Previous winners
2024
“The Global Insurance Market and Change” edited by Anthony A. Tarr, Julie-Anne Tarr, Maurice Thompson and Dino Wilkinson, published by Routledge.
2023
Celso De Azevedo, Barrister practising at Enterprise Chambers for his book, “Cyber Risks Insurance” published by Sweet & Maxwell.
2022
Dr Andrea Harrington for her book, Space Insurance and the Law. Published by Edward Elgar Publishing.
2021
Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer for her book, “Insurance Interest and the Law”
Dr Ayça Uçar’s for her book “Perils of the Seas and Inherent Vice in Marine Insurance Law”
2020
‘Data Profiling and Insurance Law’ by Brendan McGurk
2019
Construction Professional Indemnity Insurance by Paul Reed QC, published by Sweet & Maxwell
2018
Insurance Law Implications of Delay in Maritime Transport – by Dr Aysegul Bugra – Informa Law from Routledge
2017
Chinese Insurance Contracts – Law and Practice by Prof Zhen Jing – Informa Law from Routledge
2016
The Law of Motor Insurance by Prof Robert Merkin QC and Maggie Hemsworth – Sweet & Maxwell
2015
Marine Insurance Fraud by Baris Soyer – Informa
2014
Lloyd’s: Law and Practice by Julian Burling – Informa Law
2013
Research Handbook on International Insurance Law & Regulation edited by Julian Burling and Kevin Lazarus – Edward Elgar
2012
Joint Winners:
Liability Insurance in International Arbitration: The Bermuda Form, 2nd Edition, by Richard
Jacobs QC, Paul Stanley QC and Lorelie S. Masters – Hart Publishing
The Bermuda Form: Interpretation and Dispute Resolution of Excess Liability Insurance by David Scorey, Richard Geddes and Chris Harris – OUP