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.
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“It’s a Helluvah Time”
An update from The Council's government affairs team.
October 2, 2021
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A Trillion Here, a Trillion There
Add 10 points on the top marginal tax rate plus 3 points to corporate taxes. The...
June 1, 2021
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Federal Tax Bill Breakdown
A conversation on Biden’s proposal, congressional response, and what it means ...
April 13, 2021
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Blessed be the Moderates, for They Shall Prevail
The two-minute drill on Congress, the administration, and what the he%$ happened...
February 8, 2021
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Michael Murphy
On what’s next for Donald Trump and the Republican Party, Biden’s cabinet pi...
January 20, 2021