Past Presidents of the American Risk and Insurance Association
| Years Served | Name | Affiliation |
| 1933 and 1934 | S.S. Huebner | University of Pennsylvania |
| 1935 and 1936 | Ralph H.Blanchard | Columbia University |
| 1937 and 1938 | Harry J . Loman | University of Pennsylvania |
| 1939 | Robert Riegel | University of Buffalo |
| 1940 and 1941 | David McCahan | University of Pennsylvania |
| 1942 and 1943 | Edison L. Bowers | Ohio State University |
| 1944 and 1945 | Frank G. Dickinson | University of Illinois |
| 1946 and 1947 | C.A. Kulp | University of Pennsylvania |
| 1948 and 1949 | J. Anderson Fitzgerald | University of Texas |
| 1950 and 1951 | Erwin A. Gaumnitz | University of Wisconsin |
| 1952 and 1953 | C.M. Kahler | University of Pennsylvania |
| 1954 and 1955 | Laurence J. Ackerman | University of Connecticut |
| 1956 | Hampton H. Irwin | Wayne State University |
| 1957 | Charles C. Center | University of Wisconsin |
| 1958 | William T. Beadles | Illinois Wesleyan University |
| 1959 | Dan M. McGill | University of Pennsylvania |
| 1960 | J. Edward Hedges | Indiana University |
| 1961 | Davis W. Gregg | The American College |
| 1962 | John S. Bickley | University of Alabama |
| 1963 | Kenneth W. Herrick | Texas Christian University |
| 1964 | Kenneth Black, Jr. | Georgia State University |
| 1965 | C. Arthur Williams, Jr. | University of Minnesota |
| 1965-1966 | John F. Adams | Georgia State University |
| 1966-1967 | John D. Long | Indiana University |
| 1967-1968 | Robert I. Mehr | University of Illinois |
| 1968-1969 | Mark R. Greene | University of Georgia |
| 1969-1970 | Herbert S. Denenberg | University of Pennsylvania |
| 1970-1971 | Harold C. Krogh | University of Kansas |
| 1971-1972 | Bob A. Hedges | Temple University |
| 1972-1973 | David L. Bickelhaupt | Ohio State University |
| 1973-1974* | Joseph M . Belth | Indiana University |
| 1974-1975 | J.D. Hammond | Pennsylvania State University |
| 1975-1976 | Alfred E. Hofflander | University of California-Los Angeles |
| 1976-1977 | G. William Glendenning | Temple University |
| 1977-1978 | George E. Rejda | University of Nebraska |
| 1978-1979 | James Athearn | University of South Carolina |
| 1979-1980 | Charles P. Hall, Jr. | Temple University |
| 1980-1981 | S. Travis Pritchett | University of South Carolina |
| 1981-1982 | Jerry S. Rosenbloom | University of Pennsylvania |
| 1982-1983 | James S. Trieschmann | University of Georgia |
| 1983-1984 | Dan R. Anderson | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 1984-1985 | Mark Dorfman | Miami University |
| 1985-1986 | Robert C. Witt | University of Texas |
| 1986-1987 | J. David Cummins | University of Pennsylvania |
| 1987-1988 | Michael L. Murray | Drake University |
| 1988-1989 | John Thornton | University of North Texas |
| 1989-1990 | Jerry D. Todd | St. Mary's University |
| 1990-1991 | Sandra G. Gustavson | University of Georgia |
| 1991-1992 | Scott E. Harrington | University of South Carolina |
| 1992-1993 | Jerry L. Jorgensen | University of Calgary |
| 1993-1994 | Harold D. Skipper, Jr. | Georgia State University |
| 1994-1995 | Joan Schmit | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 1995-1996 | Norma Nielson | Oregon State University |
| 1996-1997 | Bruce A. Palmer | Georgia State University |
| 1997-1998 | Harris Schlesinger | University of Alabama |
| 1998-1999 | Stephen P. D'Arcy | University of Illinois |
| 1999-2000 | Jack M. Nelson | College of Insurance |
| 2000-2001 | Helen I. Doerpinghaus | University of South Carolina |
| 2001-2002 | Patrick L. Brockett | University of Texas-Austin |
| 2002-2003 | Mark J. Browne | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 2003-2004 | Robert E. Hoyt | University of Georgia |
| 2004-2005 | James M. Carson | Florida State University |
| 2005-2006 | Larry Cox | University of Mississippi |
| 2006-2007 | James Garven | Baylor University |
| 2007-2008 | Mary Weiss | Temple University |
| 2008-2009 | Terri Vaughan | NAIC |
| 2009-2010 | Vickie Bajtelsmit | Colorado State University |
| 2010-2011 | Gene Lai | Washington State University |
| 2011-2012 | David Sommer | St. Mary's University |
*The Presidential Address historically had been delivered at the end of the term.
This format changed at the 1973 meeting, where the Presidential Address
was delivered at the beginning of the term.
Affiliations are during term of presidency.
