A trip down memory lane

Tony Cornell takes a retrospective look at how the insurance industry - particularly the broking sector - has changed over the past 30 years, since Thatcher's reign and, of course, the launch of Insurance Age

In 1979, Margaret Thatcher was elected Prime Minister, Jimmy Carter was President of the US, Ayatollah Khomeini took over Iran, Rhodesia was still directly controlled by the UK and Lord Mountbatten and Airey Neave were killed by the IRA. Trevor Francis was the first £1m football player, Arsenal beat Manchester United in the FA Cup final and Bjorn Borg won Wimbledon. YMCA by Village People topped the charts, the first CD was produced, the UK's first nudist beach was opened in Brighton and

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