CHICAGO, IL — December 3, 2025 — Obie, the landlord insurance solutions provider built for real estate investors and the teams that serve them, has been named “Insurance Company of the Year” at the IMN Single-Family Rental (SFR) Industry Awards. The category recognizes the top SFR-focused insurance provider over the past year, with judges weighing customer service, new product development, and claim response.
“Single-family rental operators, lenders, agents, and property managers are all navigating more risk and more complexity than ever,” said Ryan Letzeiser, President and Co-Founder of Obie. “This award is really a reflection of their trust that we continue to make insurance something that helps them move forward instead of slowing them down.”
About the IMN SFR Industry Awards
The IMN SFR Industry Awards are part of IMN’s annual Single-Family Rental Forum, highlighting standout firms across the SFR ecosystem - from operators and lenders to data, technology, and insurance providers.
Why This Recognition Matters Now
Property insurance has become one of the most challenging aspects of owning and operating rentals. Premiums are rising. Underwriting is tighter. Some carriers are pulling back from the very markets where SFR owners are most active.
For investors, that means more friction, longer closing delays, and a greater risk of underinsurance. Obie’s work over the past year has focused on tackling that head-on by treating insurance as infrastructure for the SFR ecosystem instead of a one-off transaction.
How Obie Showed Up for SFR Investors This Year
In the past year, Obie has:
- Expanded support for owners and operators. A broader carrier network helps investors place coverage on harder-to-insure properties and markets where others are pulling back.
- Met investors where they already work. Deeper integrations with lenders, real estate platforms, and a growing agent network bring landlord insurance directly into existing workflows.
- Raised the bar on compliance for property managers. PolicyProof verifies owner insurance against requirements at scale, flags gaps early, and reduces portfolio-wide exposure.
“Landlord insurance has to do two things at once,” added Letzeiser. “It has to respond to real risk, and it has to keep pace with the way modern real estate gets done. We’re honored that IMN and the SFR community see Obie working on both fronts.”
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About Obie
Since 2017, Obie has simplified real estate investment insurance for landlords, property managers, agents, and investors across the U.S. With expert-backed coverage, intuitive tools, and embedded technology, Obie delivers fast, reliable insurance solutions designed to fit how real estate professionals work today. With $60 billion in coverage secured and $39 million in funding, Obie is redefining what insurance can do for the people building the future of real estate.
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