Financial Interest Exclusion Bars Professional Liability Coverage For Fraud Suits

( December 3, 2025, 8:43 AM EST) -- CHICAGO — A federal judge in Illinois granted a professional liability insurer’s motion for summary judgment in its lawsuit seeking a declaration that it has no duty to defend and indemnify its insured and real estate agents in underlying fraud lawsuits, holding that the financial interest exclusion bars coverage for all 13 underlying actions....