{
  "id": 9118657,
  "title": "Insurance sector offers opportunities for Ghanaian youth — GIUC Rector",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/insurance-sector-offers-opportunities-for-ghanaian-youth-giuc-rector",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-22T09:29:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/insurance-sector-offers-opportunities-for-ghanaian-youth-giuc-rector/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dr Richard Okyere, the Rector of the Ghana Insurance University College (GIUC), has urged Ghanaian youth to pursue courses in insurance, particularly actuarial science, to address the shortage of skilled manpower in the sector. GIUC, a premier higher education institution in Accra, offers specialized degree programmes in actuarial science and statistics to produce professionals with both computational and underwriting skills. The university, owned by the insurance industry, aims to develop the local workforce to strengthen insurance penetration, currently below one per cent, and retain foreign exchange.",
  "summary": "The Rector of the Ghana Insurance University College (GIUC), Dr Richard Okyere, has urged the youth to pursue courses in insurance, particularly actuarial science, to help address the shortage of skilled manpower in the sector. According to him, the insurance industry offered numerous employment opportunities, and the youth must take advantage of them to secure … The post Insurance sector offers…",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}