Brian Ruane, Executive Vice President and Director, Real Estate and Hotel Practice Group, Willis to Speak at KC’s REITs in 2013 and Beyond Live Webcast

New York, NY, January 26, 2013 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Brian Ruane, Executive Vice President and Director, Real Estate and Hotel Practice Group, Willis will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “REITs in 2013 and Beyond.” This event is scheduled for February 12, 2013 from 12:00pm – 2:00pm (ET).

For further details, please visit:
http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2012_REITS.html

About Brian Ruane

Brian is an Executive Vice President and Director of Willis’ Real Estate and Hotel Practice Group. With more than 15 years’ experience focusing on insurance for commercial real estate and hotel owners, he teaches at St. John University’s School of Risk Management and is a frequent speaker at sector conferences. He blogs about real estate risks, including environmental exposures, health care and workers’ compensation, security issues and liability.

About Willis

Willis Group Holdings plc is a leading global insurance broker. Through its subsidiaries, Willis develops and delivers professional insurance, reinsurance, risk management, financial and human resource consulting and actuarial services to corporations, public entities and institutions around the world. Willis has more than 400 offices in nearly 120 countries, with a global team of approximately 17,000 employees serving clients in virtually every part of the world. Additional information on Willis may be found at www.willis.com

Event Synopsis:

Despite the highly volatile market in 2012, the REIT market continues to look like an avenue for investments in 2013 and beyond. It is therefore essential that industry watchers, investment consultants/advisors, financial analysts, Real Estate and REITs attorneys and other interested professionals should be “in the know” with respect to this important topic to help their clients capitalize on this strong market segment.

This live webcast will cover the most relevant substantive legal topics with respect to REITs including:

- Up to the minute regulatory updates
- Benefits of owning real estate in a REIT vehicle
- REITs based upon asset classes and current trend analysis
- Opinions on where the REIT market is heading
- And much more.

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.