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. 
Foot Dragging
Health+Benefits Foot Dragging
Insurance exchanges are halfway houses on the road to the hell of government-run...
March 11, 2012
The New Normal
Industry The New Normal
Congress is underperforming to a new low. And with an election looming, don’t ...
February 11, 2012
Lovely Thought
P&C Lovely Thought
Nobody’s buying the idea that Congress will compromise on anything, but someho...
November 1, 2011
Halfway House
Industry Halfway House
Imagine 2013: The House succeeds in partially repealing Obamacare, and only the ...
October 1, 2011
Truth & Consequences
Industry Truth & Consequences
Debt ceiling legislation and the tattered economy will play havoc on healthcare ...
September 1, 2011