9th Circuit: No E&O Coverage Owed For Fraud Suit Against Real Estate Agent

Mealey's (March 1, 2023, 8:57 AM EST) -- PASADENA, Calif. — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a summary judgment ruling in favor of a real estate errors and omissions insurer in an insured’s breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit seeking defense against an underlying fraud claim arising from a real estate transaction, finding that the insured failed to identify a claim that triggered its insurer’s duty to defend....