Hundreds of thousands of Sanborn maps mapped the fire risk of every US city with over 1,000 people in the 20th century.

In the mid-1800s, the fledgling U.S. insurance industry began commissioning mapmakers to produce specialized maps to assess fire risks in urban areas. Many of these historic fire insurance maps have ...

WASHINGTON, May 25-- The Library of Congress issued the following news: The Library of Congress has placed online nearly 25,000 Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, which depict the structure and use of ...

Interactive map from Karen Davenport and Sonia Sekhar shows that one carrier dominates the market in 17 states, and two dominate in 22 more. The interactive on this page uses a deprecated technology ...

During the pandemic housing boom, a close friend purchased his first rental property in Fort Lauderdale. A few days ago, he reached out and said his home insurance and property taxes just increased by ...

This story was updated following an Austin City Council vote. The Austin City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a new and significantly expanded wildfire risk map that some local industry ...