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 ...

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 ...

About 2,500 homeowners in Jefferson County could see their insurance rates change due to updated floodplain maps. The new maps — which haven't been updated since 2006 — mean 1,100 properties have been ...

Property owners in south Estero may want to check their flood insurance rates. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved new flood insurance rate maps for that portion of Estero. The maps ...

The San Marcos City Council approved six to one with one absent, on the first of two readings, the amendment of the Flood Damage Prevention portion of the San Marcos City Code by adopting a ...