Armilla: AI Insurance & Assessment Solutions (CNW Group/Armilla AI Inc.) 2025 /CNW/ - Armilla Insurance Services (Armilla) today announced the launch of its AI Liability Insurance policy Underwritten by certain underwriters at Lloyd's this pioneering policy provides affirmative coverage for AI but their risk management and insurance tools haven't kept pace There's a growing concern of 'silent AI cover' – the uncertainty of whether existing policies will respond to AI-specific failures costly lessons of cyber risk," said Karthik Ramakrishnan "Our AI Liability Insurance provides clear It's built from the ground up to address the specific ways AI can fail giving businesses the confidence to innovate responsibly." AI incidents have spurred over 150 lawsuits in the US in the last 5 years per researchers at George Washington University AI regulations are proliferating and scrutiny intensifying it's essential for AI adopters to protect themselves—regardless of fault Traditional insurance policies fall short on AI Tech E&O policies often lack sufficient limits many enterprises lack blanket E&O coverage leaving their internally developed AI solutions vulnerable to ambiguous legacy policy wording Armilla's AI Liability Insurance addresses key AI-related exposures by innovating a novel broadly affirmative trigger around the risk of the underperformance of AI applications such as the failure of the AI solution to perform as intended hallucinations or inaccuracies leading to damages Armilla's policy responses by covering legal costs and liabilities caused by AI failures "The proliferation of AI technology creates novel challenges that demand innovative insurance solutions," commented Nasra Ahmed "Existing frameworks often leave businesses exposed leveraging their distinct technical insight to provide the market with a product that offers much-needed clarity and certainty for companies navigating the complexities of AI adoption." By combining high aggregate limits with forward-thinking underwriting Armilla and Chaucer are redefining how the insurance industry supports responsible AI development [ https://www.armilla.ai/coverage ] coverholder at Lloyd's is the world's only managing general agent (MGA) exclusively focused on AI insurance Armilla combines deep technical expertise in assessing AI risk with innovative insurance solutions By innovating AI-specific insurance products Armilla empowers AI pioneers to confidently deploy AI Chaucer are a leading specialty (re)insurance group working with brokers coverholders and clients to protect and support business activities around the world Our services are accessed both through Lloyd's of London and the company markets experience and imagination of our expert teams Chaucer is a member of the China Re Group and backed by their financial and operational resources China Re is one of the world's largest reinsurance companies who outstanding and comprehensive strength is rated A (excellent) by AM Best and A (strong) by S&P Global Rating For more information, visit www.chaucergroup.com View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/armilla-launches-affirmative-ai-liability-insurance-with-lloyds-underwriter-chaucer-302442586.html Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: has announced the launch of a new third-party liability (TPL) insurance product co-developed with Armilla AI The policy is designed to address the emerging risks associated with the mechanical underperformance of artificial intelligence (AI) systems and models including potential liabilities arising from their use The standalone TPL product will be available to US-based clients with global territorial limits Coverage will include losses resulting from AI hallucinations (false or misleading outputs) model drift (performance decline over time) other mechanical failures or deviations from expected AI behavior The policy will also provide legal defense and liability protection for claims stemming from such underperformance This new offering expands on a previous collaboration between Chaucer and Armilla AI The relationship between the two companies began through Armilla AI’s participation in a Lloyd’s Lab cohort focused on Insurtech innovation with Chaucer actively supporting Armilla’s growth including sponsoring their coverholder application at Lloyd’s Get the latest reinsurance news direct to your inbox twice a week. Sign up here “Our partnership with Armilla AI has enabled us to co-develop a product that not only recognizes the complexities of AI underperformance but provides meaningful coverage that supports innovation and accountability,” said Tom Graham head of partnership and innovation at Chaucer “This launch marks a pivotal step in how we insure the technologies of tomorrow.” “Partnering with Chaucer marks a major milestone in our mission to make AI safer for everyone Our new AI liability coverage empowers organizations to adopt cutting-edge technology; while knowing they’re protected against the unique risks AI can bring we’ve pioneered advanced methodologies to identify and mitigate AI-related vulnerabilities—from early development to deployment at scale,” said Karthik Ramakrishnan “We’re putting these insights into action through robust insurance coverage enabling organizations to adopt AI responsibly and confidently push the boundaries of innovation.” The launch of this new TPL product aligns with the broader transformative impact of AI on insurance operations Experts at the 2025 Insurtech Insights Europe conference highlighted generative AI’s potential in streamlining processes like document summarization for underwriting and claims they emphasized AI’s strength in processing unstructured data to improve efficiency is scaling successful AI pilot projects for widespread adoption by establishing clear goals and fostering a culture of testing and learning What are your thoughts on the increasing use of AI in insurance Get the latest reinsurance news direct to your inbox twice a week. Sign up here Toronto-based AutoAlign has spun off from its parent company Armilla AI and has launched a firewall solution aimed at making large language models (LLMs) safer the new spinout is being led by Dan Adamson as interim CEO and co-founder Adamson will continue to work at Armilla AI Armilla AI co-founder and chief product officer Hafiz will serve at AutoAlign on a full-time basis Founded in 2020, Armilla AI develops risk assurance products for artificial intelligence (AI) models. The startup has some notable backers, including deep learning pioneer Yoshua Bengio, Y Combinator, and Two Small Fish Ventures, among others. Armilla most recently closed $6 million CAD in seed financing in February which brought its total funding to $7 million CAD.  Armilla AI grew to have two businesses operating under one roof: insurance and security Armilla AI will now focus on the insurance component of its business the company was advised to avoid any potential conflicts of interest—having one company insure models that they also secured—which is why AutoAlign spun off,” Adamson explained “Now two companies can thrive and even work together.” The company claims Sidecar can reject problematic responses and instruct models to make corrections.  Armilla AI first revealed it was working on AutoAlign in June 2023 web-based platform aimed at reducing hallucinations and harmful responses from LLMs.  Adamson explained that within the first iteration of AutoAlign Armilla AI built out sub-solutions such as AutoGuard aimed at protecting organizations against AI malice “These solutions analyzed generative AI responses but did not interact with the model directly,” Adamson said Adamson told BetaKit AutoAlign decided to “revamp” its technology by creating Sidecar RELATED: Y Combinator and Yoshua Bengio-backed Armilla AI secures $6 million CAD in new funding “By the time companies build AI with the proper security guardrails they’re immediately obsolete,” Adamson said in a statement “That’s why we built our sophisticated AI firewall solution—Sidecar—so enterprises have LLM security that is comprehensive AutoAlign has also signed a cooperation agreement with KPMG in Canada. The company says Sidecar is already being used in KPMG’s internal systems. KPMG is also now including AutoAlign as an option to its compliance layer for its Trusted AI framework “KPMG’s Global Trusted AI framework and approach to designing as well as managing AI models and tools allow us to deliver powerful trustworthy solutions to clients,” said Ven Adamov partner and national leader of KPMG in Canada’s Risk Analytics practice and Trusted AI co-leader “AutoAlign shares our goal of integrating generative AI into businesses in a responsible manner without compromising the effectiveness of this transformative technology,” Adamov added UPDATE (04/23/2024): A previous version of this story stated that Dan Adamson would remain CEO of Armilla AI Additional information from the company confirmed that Karthik Ramakrishnan will replace Adamson as CEO The publication of record for Canadian technology and innovation news. Learn more Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application of the Plantsville section of Southington and formerly of Cheshire passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday She had been the beloved wife of the late Halleem Coury Jr IL to the late Lloyd and Albia (Denault) Brouillet She lived in New Jersey where she raised her children for 17 years Armilla was a lifelong Chicago Cubs and Boston College sports fan MA; Thomas Coury (Jackie) of Blandford MA; James Coury (Geri Izzo) of Cheshire; John Coury (Laura) of Holiday FL and Jean Mangini (Larry) of Plantsville; her grandchildren Christine Jasiewicz (John) and Kelly Van Fleet (Rich); and her great-grandchildren Richard Coury of CA and many nieces and nephews She also leaves behind her much loved cat Rosie She also leaves behind Nancy Wagner who for the past three years was a great friend and comfort to her donations in Armilla’s memory may be made to Soaring Eagle A Public Charity PO Drawer 879 Billings Funeral services will be celebrated privately Plantsville Funeral Home has been entrusted with handling arrangements please visit www.plantsvillefuneralhome.com This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Toronto-based Armilla AI has raised $6 million CAD ($4.5 million USD) in seed funding to scale its risk assurance product for artificial intelligence (AI) models The all-equity funding round closed in December 2023 and featured participation from round lead Mistral Venture Partners as well as MS&AD Ventures Armilla says the capital will help it expand Armilla Guaranteed a quality assessment and warranty provider for AI models Insurance providers Greenlight Re and Chaucer will back Armilla Guarenteed’s warranty should a certified AI model not perform as promised.   “Given that [generative AI] deployment is slowed in most corporations due to risk concerns our product will play a significant role in unclogging this compliance bottleneck,” Armilla AI founder and CEO Karthik Ramakrishnan told BetaKit in a statement “Corporate executives and board members can now have the assurance that their risk is minimized when they deploy cutting-edge AI solutions.” Armilla was later selected for Lloyd’s Lab 2023 accelerator which Ramakrishnan described as a 10-week fast-track program where new insurance offerings can be tested and developed with the support of experts from the world’s largest insurance and reinsurance market The Armilla Guaranteed platform bases its assessment of an AI model on compliance with global AI regulations, such as the EU AI Act as well as the prevalence of hallucinations RELATED: Yoshua Bengio part of investors betting on Armilla AI to root out biases in machine learning If Armilla is confident in the quality of an AI product Should the backed AI model fail or not perform as promised a model’s buyer will be reimbursed the licence fee that they paid.  AI model errors have made headlines in recent weeks, with ChatGPT responding to prompts with “gibberish” Tuesday while Air Canada was forced to honour a refund its chatbot seemingly made up out of thin air last week if Air Canada had used an Armilla Guaranteed AI model the error would have been covered by its warranty Ramakrishnan said Armilla customers include Private AI which helps redact personally identifiable information an automated medical reimbursement platform former 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Sign up for The Court Jeweller Newsletter The Court Jeweller Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World 06.04.2021 by // Leave a Comment The final post in our week of articles about the Queen’s coronation jewelry focuses on a pair of items that have always fascinated me: the coronation bracelets Here’s some of the fascinating history behind these symbolic gold cuff bracelets British coronations incorporated the use of armills for centuries The coronation service includes text calling the armills the “bracelets of sincerity and wisdom,” symbolic of the Lord’s protection of the monarch and of the monarch’s bond with the people Pre-Restoration sovereigns wore a pair of gold bracelets set with pearls and rubies during their coronations These were lost during the Commonwealth period of the 1650s along with most of the rest of the coronation regalia they had to be remade ahead of the coronation of King Charles II in 1661 The bracelets pictured above are the velvet-lined armills made for that ceremony Rather than setting the new gold armills with precious gems the goldsmith who made them decorated them with enamel instead (likely a cost-saving measure) These enamel decorations feature several national symbols (This was the period when British monarchs also regularly claimed the French throne so the fleur-de-lis is featured in the decorations Oddly enough, though, the armills don’t seem to have actually been used in King Charles II’s coronation—or in any other coronation afterward. Though the Royal Collection argues that the bracelets “were used at every coronation from 1661 until 1953,” other sources “Despite the trouble and expense taken to remake the bracelets they seem never to have featured prominently—if at all—in the coronation.” This may be due to a misunderstanding of the text for the service Keay states that “officials carefully ensured the King received the long fabric stole called the ‘armilla,’ but in a confusion over terminology omitted to present the bracelets (properly the ‘armillae’) that had once been attached to it.” Contemporary reports from more recent coronations appear to support Keay’s assessment that the armills were confused with the stole for centuries the coronation robes were placed on display at the Imperial Institute The Times wrote that the display of robes included “The King’s Supertunica and Pallium.” Newspaper reports from King George VI’s coronation in May 1937 also highlight the issue “There was the investiture by the Dean of the armill and royal robe King Saul wore one when his reign came to its gloomy end in battle is nowadays a stole and the royal robe corresponds to a chausible or cope.” who as Earl Marshal was in charge of organizing the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II sought to end the confusion and restore the armill bracelets to their rightful place in the ceremony at a luncheon for Commonwealth journalists the Duke announced that the armills would once again be incorporated into the ceremony he said that the bracelets “probably not been used since the coronation of Edward VI in 1547.” The suggestion to add the armills back to the service had come from the Archbishop of Canterbury proposed that instead of using the 1661 armills a new set of bracelets should be produced for the coronation as a gift from the Commonwealth of Nations and they invited the United Kingdom to join them in the present The Guardian wrote shortly afterward that the new armills quite plain except for two narrow bands engraved upon them and for a clasp made in the shape of a Tudor rose” and “lined with red velvet.” (Several hallmarks are also imprinted on each bracelet including a special hallmark for the Queen’s coronation.) The report also noted the existence of the 1661 armills writing that the bracelets were “made for the coronation of Charles II but never used for a reason that so far has eluded research.” the armills were presented to the Queen as part of the ninth section of the ceremony after the presentation of the spurs and the sword and just before the presentation of the stole and robe and the delivery of the orb delivered the bracelets to the Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop placed the bracelets on the Queen’s wrists allowing Fisher to open each one before clasping it on the Queen’s wrist The Queen adjusted the armill on her right wrist slightly as the Archbishop stepped back “Receive the Bracelets of sincerity and wisdom both for tokens of the Lord’s protection embracing you on every side; and also for symbols and pledges of that bond which unites you with your Peoples: to the end that you may be strengthened in all your works and defended against your enemies both bodily and ghostly I’ve always loved the way that the shining gold armills look on the Queen’s wrists in the photos from the day The velvet lining makes it appear that they’re magically hovering over her arms I’d imagine we’ll see these armills used in subsequent coronations as long as they fit the wrists of subsequent sovereigns They certainly seem to have delivered long-lasting sincerity and protection to the Queen for whom they were made Categories // united kingdom Enter your name and email address below to subscribe to our weekly newsletter Sign up for my new subscriber-supported community, Hidden Gems, delivered directly to you each Saturday! 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It was all square at the break. As soon as the second period kicked off, the well-deserved goal award would arrive. Valen, who had been the most outstanding player in the first half, beat the visitor keeper following a great solo play. UD Almería 'B' managed to hold on to that result with effectiveness in the defence until near the full-time whistle, Loren slammed in the second and final goal that leaves the three points at home and brings the UD Almería lads closer to the play-off spots.  UD Almería 'B': Bruno; Álex Mendes, Paco Sanz, Varó, Aarón; Joan, Marsu (Abel. 83'), Cantón (René Pérez. 76'); Valen (Luis Lara. 69'), Hugo Neves (Keven. 76') and Rachad (Loren. 83').  Arenas de Armilla CyD CF: Adri Solera; Cabello, Velázquez, Zaka, Maldonado (Parra. 63'); Machado, Alberto López (Moleón. 68'), Dani Benítez; Juan Fernández (David Moreno. 68'), Isra Peláez and Marcley (Wilson Cuero 63').  Referee: Alejandro Noguera Moreno. He booked hosts Álex Mendes as well as visitors Velázquez and Zaka, the latter being awarded the red card following his second yellow. Observations: Matchday 8. Group IX of Tercera RFEF. Game played at the Anexo Power Horse Stadium in front of 150 spectators. Churros with chocolate are a classic that will never go out of fashion in Spain. However, that doesn't mean that churros can't evolve and adapt to new times and the tastes of new generations. At the Cafetería Churrería Azahara, located on Plaza de las Tres Cruces in Armilla in Granada province they are doing just that and customers can't get enough of their creations. The family-run café has been serving churros for years, but what sets them apart from other places that sell the classic sweet treat they say, is that theirs are more "modern". Azahara Portales, owner of the business argues that while "chocolate with churros is a classic that will never be lost, everything is moving forward and we make them more modern." The business opened its doors in 2020 and since then the team have been coming up with new combinations to keep the customers coming. The most successful is their churros 'wheel' with syrups and toppings of all kinds, from Oreo or KitKat, to different flavours such as chocolate and hazelnut, strawberry or caramel. Ver esta publicación en Instagram Una publicación compartida de Cristian enmallao (@cristian_enmallao) These churros have been a great success since they started selling and they are also trending on social media "The truth is that we didn't expect all this Many people come to the cafeteria with the videos so that we can serve them what appears in the post," explained Azahara who admits that she "didn't expect so much success" and that she is "very happy" about it We wanted to make different and more modern churros." And churros are not the only thing they offer as they are now also making ice-cream and fruit milkshakes and are constantly adding new products to their menu "Our idea is to keep innovating and offering new things We want to adapt to the new generations and be a family café with something for everyone," she concluded Comentar es una ventaja exclusiva para registrados Paul McLean and Harvey Tutauha say they will be wearing their medals with pride this Anzac Day Harvey Tutauha was ready to hand his medals back he is preparing to wear them with pride this Anzac Day and is hoping to inspire and encourage other veterans to wear theirs too The former Chief Petty Officer served in the Royal New Zealand Navy for 20 years says for a while it was unclear with the award of the New Zealand Operational Service Medal (NZOSM) and New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Non-Warlike) (NZGSM 1992) whether he was entitled to the Veterans Super Gold Card when he qualified for New Zealand Superannuation (NZ Super) when he turned 65 realised the awards of the NZOSM and the NZGSM 1992 (Non-Warlike) with 20 years of service was not enough to be called a veteran "I applied for the Veterans Super Gold Card at the time it was pretty obvious to me I was entitled to it but was declined and told I wasn't eligible." He was frustrated and ready to send his medals back he says "What was the point of them if they didn't mean anything?" Harvey says the devil was in the detail when it came to the Veterans' Support Act 2014 and the new legislative definition for veteran status which included "Qualifying Operational Service" Before this definition there had been no legislative definition While that definition included numerous operations and missions Those servicemen were sent to patrol the Indian Ocean on board frigates thus releasing British Royal Navy vessels which were needed to join the Royal Navy task force tasked with freeing the Falkland Islands from the Argentine invasion Then British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher praised the Armilla Patrol mentioning it by name in the British parliament Harvey served on board the HMNZS Canterbury during her first deployment patrolling the Indian ocean for two months Been awarded the NZOSM for that service had presumed this made him a veteran and eligible for the Veterans Super Gold Card "I was pretty shocked to find out it wasn't considered to be good enough I am proud of my service and had always seen that medal as the most important one of the medals I received for my service in the Navy To be told it didn't count was a real kick in the teeth." the official newspaper of the New Zealand Government stated that service in the Indian Ocean from June 21 1983 aboard either HMNZS Canterbury or HMNZS Waikato is now considered Qualifying Operational Service for the purposes of the Veterans' Support Act 2014 The then Minister for Veterans Ron Mark stated he was "satisfied that there was a significant risk of harm to those that undertook this service Harvey and his peers can now access some entitlements and services specified in the Act and the Veterans' Support Regulations 2014 through Veterans Affairs New Zealand (VANZ) it's for all the other guys who served during those deployments they are coming up for eligibility for New Zealand Super and I want them to know that they're entitled to the Veterans Super Gold Card." "These chaps" are Former Petty Officer Phillip Hammerton (from Kaitaia) and Former Leading Mechanical Fitter Paul McLean (from Motueka) who now both live in Hāwera they served on Operation Armilla and were awarded the NZOSM and NZGSM 1992 Paul and Phillip caught up in Stratford recently and the opportunity to share memories of their time in the Navy The laughs were coming thick and fast as the trio of ex-servicemen shared their tales of times at sea Their memories included tales of being in or near noisy engine rooms on board They remembered being near various chemicals and contaminants and it was only in later life they realised the impact on their health this had "It was only when I was looking into having a test at the doctors I realised I wasn't entitled to stuff other veterans were Thanks to the efforts of Harvey and others in raising awareness of this Harvey and all the others they served with are now entitled to the Veteran Super Gold Card and the benefits it brings it's about the country saying our service mattered." especially the ones he received for his service in the Indian Ocean Stratford Press prints last issue as NZME closes 14 community papers nationwide There have been a number of reports of snakes appearing in people's homes across Granada province in recent days notifying the competent authorities so that the reptiles can be captured and returned to their natural habitat So far the snakes have been found in homes in Guadix There have been three horseshoe whip snakes and the one in Baza was a ladder snake On Monday 3 June a snake was found in an apartment block located in Calle Alfonso Laveran in Armilla and was removed by Civil Protection volunteers and on Tuesday another report came from Baza where the snake was found in the doorway of a house It was caught by members of Granada's provincial fire brigade On Friday 31 May the Ogíjares Local Police received a call from a woman who was "very nervous" after finding a horseshoe whip snake in her home She was "frightened" and wanted to leave the house while the reptile was still there Once captured the snake was returned to the nearby countryside Three days earlier the same type of snake had appeared in another house in Guadix and several snakes have been found in Granada city in recent weeks León explained that the horseshoe whip snake is "totally harmless" He explains that they are a common sight in urban areas as they adapt well to inhabited places if cornered or poked with a stick they coil up and go into a defensive position They tend to hibernate in the cold months and are more active with the arrival of warm weather although with the changes in temperature in recent years there are "sunny days in January when they appear" April and May are the months when they are most active as it is their breeding season "They can appear in houses for many reasons: because another species has chased them out and they are looking for another place; because they are looking for food; because they have been frightened by a vehicle; because they want to drink water and find a damp courtyard.. the ladder snake is "very specialised" in eating rodents practically from the time they are hatchlings calmer and almost only found to the Iberian Peninsula," said the expert Raúl León stressed that these reptiles are "beneficial" for controlling the rodent population as they feed on them the transmission of diseases transferred by ticks but we have to think of them as just another animal even if they are labelled as dangerous," said the biologist adding that they are shy and will slither away quickly if they see a human we should close the door of the room and call the authorities Feb 14, 2024 | , The Spanish Air Force has released the first 2024 display and flypast dates for their major display teams Patrulla ASPA and Patrulla Acrobática de Paracaidismo del Ejército del Aire (PAPEA)