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The agency is telling insurance companies that it is taking a hard look at disclosures insurers are making to customers contemplating purchase of deferred annuity riders.

After a late-night meeting with the White House, state insurance regulators will get to decide for themselves which health plans meet PPACA's standards.

An official refused to talk about the general open enrollment deadline.

Two bills introduced are consistent with actions in 34 states requiring navigators follow stringent rules.

Sen. Orrin Hatch has introduced a bill that would shift oversight of the fiduciary standard in retirement products to the Treasury Department.

Less than 24 hours after the annoucement was circulated, health insurance and employer benefit trade groups appear supportive, rather than critical.

The bill would create obstacles for establishing the uniform fiduciary standard, though enactment is considered unlikely.

There will be no more bailouts of financial institutions, a top official of the Obama administration said in what appears to be an attempt to pre-empt Republicans efforts to water down the Dodd-Frank Act.