Mealey's (March 7, 2018, 11:11 AM EST) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A California appeals panel on Feb. 20 affirmed a lower court’s finding that the gravamen of an insured’s breach of fiduciary duty and financial elder abuse claims against its insurance broker is professional negligence and, therefore, the claims are time-barred by California Code of Civil Procedure Section 339, Subdivision 1 (Hank R. Pritchard V. Andy Houghton Insurance Agency, et al., No. C082975, Calif. App., 3rd Dist., 2018 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1160)....