What is the duty of an insurer to defend against an insured's claim?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Albert v. Mid-Century Ins. Co., 187 Cal.Rptr.3d 211, 236 Cal.App.4th 1281 (Cal. App. 2015):

An insurer owes its insured a broad duty to defend against claims creating a potential for indemnity. (Quan v. Truck Ins. Exchange (1998) 67 Cal.App.4th 583, 590, 79 Cal.Rptr.2d 134.) The duty to defend is broader than the duty to indemnify, and may exist even if there is doubt about coverage. (Id. at p. 591, 79 Cal.Rptr.2d 134 ; see also Frake, supra, 197 Cal.App.4th at p. 577, 128 Cal.Rptr.3d 301.) When

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