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From criminal activity to onsite injuries to natural disasters, self-storage operators must predict and and mitigate all manner of business threats. Important aspects to managing risk include understanding legal issues, practicing theft prevention, investing in insurance coverage, and keeping pace with laws that affect the industry.
Police responding to a burglary at an Arcata, Calif., self-storage facility on Saturday evening discovered three men breaking into multiple units. The trio is also suspected of thefts at another local storage property, according to the source...
MiniCo Insurance Agency LLC, a provider of coverages for self-storage and other industries, has joined forces with affiliate company NIF Group Inc., to add four new programs to its portfolio of specialty insurance products. They are ArtisanPAK...
World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA), a full-service insurance brokerage, has partnered with HowsMyStore (HMS) to offer an insurance discount to customers who implement the HMS self-storage facility-monitoring solution. HMS helps storage operators...
Self-storage tenants can do some strange and unsavory things, but actions that warrant an eviction are often a matter of debate. For example, should you kick out a customer who’s habitually late on his rent or look at his ongoing late fees as a...
Arkansas and Utah have passed legislation to update their respective self-storage laws and provide more options for advertising lien sales. Industry operators in those states will now be able to promote their auctions in places other than a local...
The Inside Self-Storage World Expo is back this year, July 13-16, with education, networking and exhibits at The Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Learn how we’ll be keeping you safe, including enhanced health and safety standards to protect all...
A fire that began inside a Reading, Pa., self-storage unit yesterday morning was likely started by a couple who were living in the space, which is against the law. Fire crews responded at 5:30 a.m. to Route 625 Storage at 824 New Holland Road...