Frequently asked questions
Clear, self-contained answers to the questions we hear most about Capitawise — the platform, who it serves, and how it works.
What is Capitawise?
Capitawise helps insurance businesses make better capital, reserving and investment decisions. Rather than a single tool, it is a family of platforms — CIP, the flagship intelligence platform offered in editions for captives, captive managers and MGAs; InvestMatch for liability-aware investment and ALM; and Reinsurance Accounting — combining actuarial and financial modelling with enterprise-grade, audit-ready software.
Who founded Capitawise?
Akanksha Rais founded Capitawise Ltd, after a career in insurance. The company is Innovate UK backed. She is the founder and CEO, received a 2026 Global Recognition Award, and was named CEO Monthly's UK's Most Influential CEO 2025 in Financial Technology. You can read more about her and the wider team on the About page.
What is InvestMatch?
InvestMatch is a Capitawise platform for liability-aware investment optimisation and ALM, for insurers and captives. It ranks every investment by return per unit of regulatory capital (RAROC), runs constrained portfolio optimisation against duration, liquidity and concentration limits, monitors asset-liability matching, and stress-tests the portfolio. It gives boards and investment committees capital-efficient, actionable recommendations rather than yield-only comparisons.
What systems does Capitawise integrate with?
Capitawise ingests data from any system that exposes an API, plus flat files, Excel and similar formats, and connects to Parameta Solutions (a TP ICAP company) for live market data. It sits on top of your existing core policy admin, claims, actuarial and finance systems rather than replacing them — you keep the platforms you already run, and Capitawise layers its governed, audit-ready modelling on top. The value is in that modelling — actuarial reserving, capital, investment and board reporting — not the plumbing, and getting data in is straightforward so you can realise value quickly.
Where is data hosted?
For each client, Capitawise provisions a dedicated cloud environment in the client's own region, so data residency requirements are met by design rather than retrofitted. Hosting is cloud-native and governed, with isolation between client environments. Combined with ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, governed access and full data lineage, this keeps each client's data separate, resident in the right jurisdiction and fully traceable.
Which regulatory frameworks does Capitawise support?
Capitawise uses a configurable, rule-driven regulatory engine rather than a fixed list. It supports NAIC Risk-Based Capital (C-1 to C-4, covariance, and state investment limits), Solvency II, and major captive domiciles including Bermuda, Cayman, Vermont, Guernsey and Luxembourg. New treatments are added as configurable rules without rebuilding, so the platform adapts as your jurisdictions and requirements change.
How long does implementation take?
Implementation typically takes around 8 weeks, from initial assessment through to production deployment with governed data. The timeline covers ingesting and reconciling your data into one audit-ready model and configuring the regulatory rules for your jurisdictions. Because Capitawise sits on top of your existing core systems rather than replacing them, there is no lengthy re-platforming project — onboarding is fast because the work is getting your data into the governed model.
Is Capitawise secure?
Capitawise is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified (BSI, certificate IS 830951) and secure by design. Each client runs in a dedicated, isolated cloud environment in their own region, with governed access, full audit trail and data lineage across every calculation. That means data residency is met by design, access is controlled, and every figure can be traced back through the system to its source.