The insurance regulators for two major U.S. vacation rental markets -- California and Florida -- have issued statements against using opt-out sales practices to sell travel insurance.
As part of its ongoing effort to reduce the number of policies in its state-created Citizen Property Insurance, the Florida's OIR approved the removal of up to 47,331 policies.
On Monday a slow-moving storm -- dubbed "Winter Storm Marcus" -- made its way through the Boston area, helping the city set a new record for the most snowfall in 30 days.
A wind-driven wildfire ripped through California's Sierra Nevada region this weekend, charring several thousand acres of land and destroying as many as 40 homes.