Firley, Moran, Freer & Eassa founding principal named chairman of California insurance firm focused on CPAs

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Camico - a San Mateo, California based insurance firm focused on serving CPAs - announced it has appointed Andrew M. Eassa as chairman of its board of directors.

Eassa is a founding principal of the Syracuse-based accounting firm, Firley, Moran, Freer & Eassa, CPA, P.C.

Eassa succeeds Robert P. Evans, CPA, who served as Camico chairman from 2012 to 2018. Evans will continue to serve on the Camico board of directors, according to a Camico news release.

Eassa, a CPA and certified valuation analyst, was appointed to the Camico board in 2007 and served as chairman of the risk management committee, chairman of the governance committee, and member of the investment committee. He was the managing principal of Firley, Moran, Freer & Eassa from 2000 to 2013. Eassa has more than 45 years of experience in business valuation, litigation support, financial analysis, strategic planning, accounting and auditing, and tax-related compliance, the release noted.

"I'm looking forward to serving Camico policyholders as their chairman of the board and to pursuing Camico's mission to anticipate and address the evolving needs of CPAs," said Eassa.

Created by CPAs to protect CPAs, Camico says it delivers insurance products and risk and claims-management services to more than 8,000 CPA firms and 50,000 staff members in 45 states and the District of Columbia, per the release.