Joel Wood

Joel Wood became president and CEO of The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers in July 2024 after more than a year as president. He served over 30 years as The Council's senior vice president of government affairs, providing regular commentary on Capitol Hill in the Leader's Edge political column. Wood and his wife Dana are the founders of the Foundation to Eradicate Duchenne, a 501c3 organization to speed a treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, the world’s most lethal childhood genetic disease. 
Specialty Drugs Draw Intense Social Scrutiny
Health+Benefits Specialty Drugs Draw Intense Social Scrutiny
The attention paid to my personal story of wrestling with massively expensive ge...
January 21, 2026
Judicial Integrity Dies in Darkness
Industry Judicial Integrity Dies in Darkness
The Council and its partners are stepping up their fight against secretive third...
December 1, 2025
A Fraying Social Fabric
Industry A Fraying Social Fabric
Three speakers at the 112th Insurance Leadership Forum offer one message on the ...
October 31, 2025
Trying Our Patience
Industry Trying Our Patience
The battle to reform lawsuit abuse continues, with significant victories in seve...
September 30, 2025
My GLP-1 Journey
Health+Benefits My GLP-1 Journey
While the insurance industry considers whether to cover the drugs for weight los...
August 30, 2025