Tech Bytes: New Partnerships at Edge, GPS Insight, bolttech

December 9, 2022

Edge, a human resources technology company that provides HR services, entered into a strategic partnership with Linchpin IT, a national InsurTech that specializes in serving the technology and automation needs of the insurance industry.

This strategic partnership enables both companies to strengthen their ability to serve their customers, according to an Edge press release.

Edge provides businesses access to a broader talent pool and helps them accelerate their hiring processes. The company has a presence across North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific, with plans to expand to more than 150 countries by 2024.

For more than 25 years, the Linchpin IT team of insurance professionals, computer engineers, and coders has provided end-to-end technology management services that include advanced hardware and software networking and custom-coded AI tasks and workflow applications to the insurance industry.

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GPS Insight, a provider of software-as-a-service based fleet and field service management software, announced the commencement of a strategic partnership with Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual, a property/casualty insurance company in the U.S. dedicated to serving the lumber and woodworking industries.

The partnership will provide vehicle and video telematics and safety services to its policyholders at a discount, according to a press release. The partnership will launch with the full range of the GPS Insight fleet telematics services, spanning GPS Tracking, Driveri Protection, and Driveri Prevention.

Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and protects more than 5,000 businesses nationwide with property, general liability, inland marine, business automobile, commercial excess liability and equipment breakdown coverages.

GPS Insight helps fleet and field service businesses by delivering services and insights. It offers technology for organizations with drivers and technicians in the field, fleets of vehicles, trailers, and other mobile assets, and it provides services that include vehicle and asset tracking, fleet management, artificial intelligence enabled smart cameras, field service management, and regulatory compliance services.

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International InsurTech bolttech announced its partnership with Max Solution Service Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of PTG and the company behind Max Card, to offer insurance on the card’s Max Me application.

Powered by bolttech’s insurance exchange, the Max Me application will provide Max Card customers with a way to purchase insurance from a full suite of products including vehicle, travel, and accident insurance, among others.

Customers can access and purchase insurance via the Max Me application. bolttech is an international InsurTech with a mission to build a technology-enabled ecosystem for protection and insurance. It serves customers in 30 markets across North America, Asia and Europe.

Sources: Edge, GPS Insight, bolttech