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. 
Out of the Blue
Industry Out of the Blue
Blue Dog Democrats—strong supporters of our cause—have almost disappeared.
June 11, 2012
To Be or Not to Be
Health+Benefits To Be or Not to Be
Kill it all or don’t kill it at all? That is the question. There’s no such t...
May 12, 2012
Whitewash
Health+Benefits Whitewash
Tom Sawyer persuaded his friends to whitewash his fence. Barack Obama has done t...
April 11, 2012
What if the Dems* Took it All in the Fall?
Industry What if the Dems* Took it All in the Fall?
*Republicans?
April 11, 2012
Foot Dragging
Health+Benefits Foot Dragging
Insurance exchanges are halfway houses on the road to the hell of government-run...
March 11, 2012