Insuring PEX in Florida?

[Kent Verge]

A plumber came out the other day to give a quote on the work in my rehab, and he said that there's only one insurer (that he knows of) that will insure against damage caused by PEX plumbing. Sure enough, our insurance company won't cover damage caused by water damage from PEX.

We spoke to our insurance company, and they said that they don't cofer any damage caused by failed PEX plumbing. They also said that PEX plumbing "reduces their coverage options" and that many companies in Florida won't underwite insurance on houses with PEX.

Has anyone else come across this? One plumber who gave an estimate only works in PEX, so this seems like a big gap. For this particular house, I don't know how big of a deal it is, but I could see where it could be.

[Jeremy Tillotson]

interesting article on subject.

 http://insurancethoughtleadership.com/pex-water-pi...