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Technology Readiness in the E-Insurance Industry: An Exploratory Investigation and Development of an Agent Technology E-Consumption Model

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  • Steven A. Taylor
  • Kevin Celuch
  • Stephen Goodwin

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We set out in this study to assist e-Insurance marketers in developing a research-based foundation on which to make strategic decisions related to technology/ Internet implementation. In this study we focused on the agents of a single, medium sized insurance/financial services concern operating primarily in the Midwest of the United States. Our first inquiry demonstrates that Parasuraman’s (2000) Technology Readiness Index (TRI) appears largely generalizable to the insurance industry within the constraints identified in this study. The TRI explains almost two-thirds of the explained variance in agents’ self-reported perceptions of technology readiness in our study, and it appears that the positive dimensions of optimism and innovativeness are most influential in facilitating technology readiness. Our second research inquiry concerned developing an e-Consumption model to help better understand how agents form their intentions to adopt and use technology and the Internet. The results suggest that general e-Consumption models from the services marketing literature appear to generalize to this internal marketing research setting. The managerial and research implications of this study are presented and discussed.

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  • Steven A. Taylor & Kevin Celuch & Stephen Goodwin, 2002. "Technology Readiness in the E-Insurance Industry: An Exploratory Investigation and Development of an Agent Technology E-Consumption Model," Journal of Insurance Issues, Western Risk and Insurance Association, vol. 25(2), pages 142-165.
    • Handle: RePEc:wri:journl:v:25:y:2002:i:2:p:142-165
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    1. Aboelmaged, Mohamed Gamal, 2014. "Predicting e-readiness at firm-level: An analysis of technological, organizational and environmental (TOE) effects on e-maintenance readiness in manufacturing firms," International Journal of Information Management, Elsevier, vol. 34(5), pages 639-651.
    2. Samson Nwankwo & Sunday Ajemunigbohun & Ayodele Iyun, 2015. "Empirical Examination Of The Implementation Of Electronic Payment Systems In Service Delivery Of Insurance Companies In Nigeria," European Journal of Business and Economics, Central Bohemia University, vol. 10(2), pages 6841:10-684, January.
    3. Leung, Louis & Chen, Chris Cheng, 2017. "e-Health/m-Health Adoption and Lifestyle Improvements: Exploring the Roles of Technology Readiness, the Expectation-Confirmation Model, and Health-Related Information Activities," 14th ITS Asia-Pacific Regional Conference, Kyoto 2017: Mapping ICT into Transformation for the Next Information Society 168512, International Telecommunications Society (ITS).
    4. El Barachi, May & Salim, Taghreed Abu & Nyadzayo, Munyaradzi W. & Mathew, Sujith & Badewi, Amgad & Amankwah-Amoah, Joseph, 2022. "The relationship between citizen readiness and the intention to continuously use smart city services: Mediating effects of satisfaction and discomfort," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 71(C).
    5. Leung, Louis & Chen, Cheng, 2019. "E-health/m-health adoption and lifestyle improvements: Exploring the roles of technology readiness, the expectation-confirmation model, and health-related information activities," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 43(6), pages 563-575.
    6. Chenyujing Yang & Shaocong Yan & Jingyu Wang & Yongji Xue, 2022. "Flow Experiences and Virtual Tourism: The Role of Technological Acceptance and Technological Readiness," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-17, April.
    7. Ogochukwu Augustine ISIMOYA & Sunday Stephen AJEMUNIGBOHUN & Mustapha Tosin BALOGUN, 2018. "Customers’ Satisfaction Of Electronic Payment Systems In The Purchase Of Insurance Products In Nigeria," Management and Marketing Journal, University of Craiova, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, vol. 0(2), pages 180-191, November.

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