WorkersCompensation.com's CompNewsNetwork: SRS Names Frank Shmays Director of Business Development for the Southeast Region SRS Names Frank Shmays Director of Business Development for the Southeast Region ================================================================================ compnewsnetwork on 23 January, 2009 01:14:00 Hartford, CT (CompNewsNetwork) – Specialty Risk Services (SRS), one of the nation's leading property-casualty third party administrators for workers' compensation and liability claims, has appointed FrankShmays as Director of Business Development. Mr. Shmays has been with SRS for more than 10 years. He joined the company in 1998 as a Claims Manager in the Atlanta office. In 1999, he became a dedicated Account Manager for a one of the company’s largest accounts and moved to the Charlotte office. In 2002, he was promoted to Account Management Director and returned to the Atlanta office where he managed some of the company’s largest national accounts. His dedication to his clients helped him achieve a 100 percent client retention rate in 2006, 2007, and 2008. In his new role, Frank brings his broad account management and consultative experience to the company’s sales division. Based in the company’s Atlanta office, he will originate new business and manage carrier, consultant and broker relationships in the states of Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and West Virginia. Mr. Shmays received a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Illinois, and has a distinguished military background in the Army where he attained the rank of captain."Adding Frank to the southeast region sales team enhances our commitment to this growing marketplace," said Gordon Breslav, Vice President of Sales, Eastern Region. "His proven trackrecord and broad industry experience will help SRS deliver quality, value and innovation to companies in the southeast seeking better TPA solutions." About Specialty Risk Services Based in Hartford, CT, Specialty Risk Services, LLC (SRS) is one of the largest Third Party Administrators in the industry. Founded in 1990, the company provides workers' compensation, auto, general and product liability, integrated disability, claim administration and risk management services nationwide. Approved by more than 20 insurance carriers, SRS offers bundled and unbundled services to both self-insured and insured clients, including many Fortune 500 companies