(Minneapolis, Minn., March 08, 2004) MMIC President and Chief Operating Officer Jack Kleven recently announced to the MMIC Group board of directors and employees that he will retire in August 2004. Kleven, head of the Midwest Medical Insurance Company, the insurance member of the MMIC Group, has been with the company for 22 years.

MMIC Group President and Chief Executive Officer David Bounk said, "Jack's professionalism, dedication and outstanding character have been instrumental in the growth of MMIC from a single-state reciprocal insurer to the industry's leading malpractice carrier in the Upper Midwest. We wish Jack the best in his retirement." 

Kleven joined MMIC in 1982 as director of Claim and Risk Management when the company's name was Minnesota Medical Insurance Exchange. As the company grew so did his responsibilities. In 1986, he became vice president of Claim; in 1996, senior vice president of Claim; two years later he was named senior vice president and chief operating officer of Midwest Medical Insurance Company. He became MMIC president with the responsibilities of strategic planning and management of the insurance company in 1999.

The MMIC Group is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., and through its member companies provides professional liability insurance and non-insurance products and services to physicians, clinics, health systems and hospitals in the Upper Midwest.

Contact: Rosalind Miller, The MMIC Group
Phone: 952-838-6778/800-328-5532
E-mail: Rosalind.miller@mmihc.com