Case Study: Milliman achieves massive on-demand scalability and 30%+ IT cost reduction with Microsoft Azure

Actuarial Firm Works to Transform Insurance Industry with Cloud-based Solution

Milliman, a global actuarial and consulting firm, faced a challenge: its flagship MG-ALFA software requires massive, intermittent compute capacity for stochastic actuarial modeling and regulatory reporting (e.g., Solvency II), and traditional on‑premises grids can cost around $3M per year and sit idle much of the time. Clients needed a more affordable, scalable, and secure way to run millions of simulations and meet strict reporting deadlines.

Milliman moved core MG-ALFA components to Microsoft Azure, using Azure Compute and Storage plus web-based workflow and automation to distribute jobs across global data centers. The cloud solution delivers on‑demand scalability (over 8,000–10,000 compute nodes), enterprise-grade reliability and security, a 99.98% job completion rate in pilots, and reduces IT costs by roughly 30% or more compared with traditional infrastructure.

Milliman

Brian Reid

MG-ALFA Global Sales Director