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Cordis Consulting Ltd., the consulting division of London-based Willis Group Ltd., has been hired by the Turkish government to help create a national insurance plan for earthquake and flood risk. Cordis will provide catastrophe and financial modeling services and hazard mitigation advice. The plan is being sponsored by the World Bank, as part of the Turkish Emergency Flood and Earthquake recovery program. . . .Sales at London-based CGNU P.L.C. grew 24% in the first half of 2000, the company announced. CGNU said new-business sales totaled 3.7 billion ($5.54 billion) in the first half, giving the company a 10% share of the U.K. long-term savings market. . . .CGNU also announced …