Self-storage professionals vote SafeLease to the top spot, making it the first new winner in the category in 14 years
AUSTIN, Texas, July 2026 - SafeLease, a leading insurance provider for the self-storage industry, has been named the winner of Best Commercial Insurance in the 2026 Inside Self-Storage (ISS) Best of Business awards.
The Best of Business poll, conducted annually since 2011, is a reader-choice campaign in which self-storage professionals vote for their favorite product and service suppliers across 40 categories. Voting took place at insideselfstorage.com in March, and winners were announced July 1. All 40 winners will be featured in the August 2026 print edition of ISS Magazine. The full list of winners is available here.
The recognition carries particular weight for two reasons. First, it comes directly from the industry: Best of Business winners are not selected by a judging panel, but voted on by the operators, managers, and professionals who buy and use these products every day. Second, SafeLease is the first new winner in this category in 14 years, earning the industry's vote in its first full year offering facility insurance nationwide.
"For over a decade, commercial insurance in self-storage remained largely unchanged. We launched SafeLease P&C to introduce a faster model that delivers rock-solid coverage without the traditional headaches. We're honored by the industry's trust, and our work to raise the bar for facility insurance is only accelerating," said Steven Stein, founder and CEO of SafeLease.
Why Operators Voted SafeLease
- Built exclusively for self-storage: Storage-specific coverages other insurers miss, including Sale & Disposal Liability and Customer Goods Legal Liability, designed by people who know the industry.
- High limits available: Coverage available up to $30 million per location, backed by real capacity for large and multi-property portfolios.
- Backed by real financial strength: Programs written on AM Best rated "A- VIII" or better paper, protecting more than 4,000 facilities nationwide.
- Fast and streamlined: One team handling underwriting, quoting, and claims, with turnaround that starts from just a property address.
- Available nationwide: Broad appetite across the United States, including coastal and CAT-zone locations where other carriers have pulled back.
Storage owners can see what award-winning coverage looks like for their facilities at safelease.com/facility-insurance.
About SafeLease
SafeLease is a leading managing general agent serving the self-storage industry. The company designs, underwrites, and distributes specialty property and casualty programs for self-storage operators and their tenants on behalf of its affiliated capacity providers. SafeLease's programs currently protect more than 4,000 properties nationwide. Learn more at safelease.com.
About the ISS Best of Business Awards
The Inside Self-Storage Best of Business reader-choice poll, launched in 2011, solicits online votes from industry professionals who elect their favorite suppliers in 40 categories. The full list of 2026 winners is available at insideselfstorage.com.
