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Self-storage intelligence, built for operators and brokers.

Original reporting, market data, and practical insight from the team protecting 4,000+ facilities. Read what is moving rates, occupancy, and risk, then put it to work.

Articles

Monthly reporting for operators and brokers

Every month we publish original pieces on tenant protection economics and the property insurance market, with sector tags so you can read what is relevant to your portfolio.

Storage Coming July 2026

Your tenants think they are covered. Most are not.

A look at the participation gap in self-storage and what tenant protection actually changes for an operator's revenue and risk.

P&C Coming July 2026

Rates are falling, but your renewal will not tell you.

Commercial property premiums are softening for the first time in years. Here is how operators can use that shift at their next renewal instead of waiting.

Reports

Market Intelligence Report

Our quarterly research flagship for brokers and operators, plus the full archive of past newsletter issues. Proprietary data on rates, capacity, and risk you can take into a renewal conversation.

Market Intelligence Report · Q3 2026

The State of Storage

A one-page briefing on where the self-storage insurance market is heading: rate trends, shifts in carrier appetite, and the coverage gaps to bring into a renewal conversation.

  • Commercial property rate movement and what is driving the softening
  • Capacity and appetite shifts by region, including the high-exposure states
  • The coverage gaps that open client conversations: business income, valuation, the GL carve-out
  • What to do with it before your clients' next renewal
Q3 2026
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1 page
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Quarterly
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Videos & Webinars

Watch the conversation

Live sessions with the SafeLease team and industry voices, plus short interview clips you can watch in a couple of minutes.

Live Webinar Storage & P&C

The softening property market: what operators and brokers should do now

Commercial property premiums are falling for the first time since 2017. Join the SafeLease team for a 45-minute working session on how to use the shift at renewal, with live Q&A.

July 16, 2026 1:00 PM ET 45 min + Q&A
StorageComing Soon

The participation gap, in two minutes

A short clip from this month's operator interview on why tenant coverage take-rates matter.

P&CComing Soon

Reading a softening market

What a 5.5% premium drop signals, and the one question to ask at your next renewal.

News Radar

The monthly roundup

The industry news that actually moves rates, occupancy, and risk, with a two-sentence take on why it matters. Updated monthly.

Updated June 15, 2026
01

CIAB: commercial property premiums fell 5.5% in Q1 2026

P&C / Broker

First overall premium decline since Q3 2017, a concrete benchmark for re-shopping property accounts now. The softening is real and measurable.

02

Florida reinsurance down 24% at midyear

P&C / Broker

Gallagher Re reports 23 to 24% cuts after a quiet 2025 hurricane season. Relief should flow to carrier appetite in a high-exposure state.

03

StorageBlue hits 99% occupancy in 18 months via AI

Operator

A concrete proof point for AI-first storage operations. The operators leaning into automation are pulling ahead on the metric that matters most.