Risk Management

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.

Highlights

Police Search Self-Storage Unit in Connection to Missing Oklahoma City Woman

Oct 10, 2018

Investigators searching for Susan Freehauf, an Oklahoma City resident who disappeared on Sept. 24, discovered several personal items...

Police Investigate After Woman’s Body Found in Rochester, NH, Self-Storage Unit

Oct 09, 2018

Police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found on Saturday inside a unit at Rochester Self...

Containing the Chaos: Advice for Facing a Self-Storage Facility Fire

Oct 06, 2018

A fire can be devastating to a self-storage business, but if one occurs at your facility, you need to spring...

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SecurCare Self-Storage Employee Assaulted During Burglary in Tulsa, OK

Oct 04, 2018

A resident manager at a SecurCare Self Storage facility in Tulsa, Okla., was assaulted during a burglary early Tuesday morning. The woman, who was shoved during the incident, was taken to a local hospital, according to a source...

Louisiana Department of Insurance Issues Cease-and-Desist Orders Against Self-Storage Tenant-Protection Plans

Oct 03, 2018

The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) has issued cease-and-desist orders to stop self-storage operators from offering tenant-protection plans to customers. The LDI contends the plans are insurance products that should be sold under a license...

Delaware Governor Signs Self-Storage Limited-Lines Insurance Bill

Sep 27, 2018

Delaware became the 30th state to either establish a self-storage limited-lines insurance license or provide a statutory exemption from licensing on Sept. 13 when Gov. John Carney signed Senate Bill 184 (SB 184) into law. Under the measure, self...

Man Attacks Miramar, FL, Self-Storage Manager

Sep 26, 2018

A manager at Safeguard Self Storage in Miramar, Fla., was forced to defend herself on Sept. 9 when a man jumped over the office counter and demanded that she give him her “panties.” Jacqueline Crawford told a 911 dispatcher that Carlos...

Florida-Based Self-Storage Developer Pleads Guilty to Investment Fraud

Sep 25, 2018

Update 9/25/18 – Touizer pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and was sentenced in July to 68...

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