(Minneapolis, Minn.)  The Midwest Medical Insurance Company today announced the appointment of Peggy Wagner as assistant vice president of Risk Management. She is responsible for developing and directing physician, clinic and hospital risk management activities.

"I am very pleased that Peggy has joined the MMIC Group," said MMIC President Jack Kleven. "She has an excellent background and qualifications and I believe she will make a great contribution to our management and leadership team."

Wagner served recently as director of Risk Management for HealthPartners/Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn., where she was responsible for risk management, insurance, workers' compensation and business continuity planning. Prior to joining HealthPartners/Regions, she served as director of Administrative Services for Metropolitan-Mount Sinai Medical Center in Minneapolis. Previously, Wagner spent several years in a variety of leadership positions with Divine Redeemer Hospital in St. Paul.

MMIC, a medical liability insurer, is a member of the MMIC Group. Headquarter in Minneapolis, Minn., The Group provides medical malpractice insurance, workers' compensation and other property and casualty insurance products and a range of technology, human resources and strategic health care products and services to physicians, clinics, hospitals and health systems in the upper Midwest. For more information about the MMIC Group and its products, visit www.mmicgroup.com.

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