Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
LANE JEFFREY H
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MGIC INVESTMENT CORP [MTG]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
MGIC PLAZA, 250 EAST KILBOURN AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/25/2011
(Street)

MILWAUKEE, WI 53202
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 01/25/2011   A   95,682 (1) A $ 0 (3) 497,621 D  
Common Stock 01/25/2011   A   21,262 (2) A $ 0 (3) 518,883 D  
Common Stock 01/25/2011   D   8,694 D $ 0 (4) 510,189 D  
Common Stock 01/25/2011   D   1,620 D $ 0 (4) 508,569 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 63.8               (5) 01/23/2012 Common Stock 40,000   40,000 D  
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 43.7               (5) 01/22/2013 Common Stock 10,800   10,800 D  
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 68.2               (5) 01/28/2014 Common Stock 27,000   27,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
LANE JEFFREY H
MGIC PLAZA
250 EAST KILBOURN AVENUE
MILWAUKEE, WI 53202
      Executive Vice President  

Signatures

 Dan D. Stilwell, Attorney-in-fact   01/25/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These shares are subject to certain restrictions, and vest when such restrictions lapse. Partial vesting of these shares occurs on February 10 of each of the three years beginning in 2012, based on certain performance standards. If it is not possible to determine whether the performance standards have been met on any particular vesting date, the vesting date will be extended until such determination can be made. Any of these shares not vested as of February 10, 2014 will be forfeited.
(2) These shares are subject to certain restrictions, and vest when such restrictions lapse. One-third of these shares vest on February 10 of each of the three years beginning in 2012, subject to certain performance standards. If it is not possible to determine whether the performance standards have been met on any particular vesting date, the vesting date will be extended until such determination can be made. Any of these shares not vested as of February 10, 2014, may vest over the next two years if the performance standards are then satisfied. Any of these shares not vested as of February 10, 2016, will be forfeited.
(3) These shares were awarded to the reporting person pursuant to the Issuer's 2002 Stock Incentive Plan and no price was paid by the reporting person for the shares.
(4) These restricted shares were forfeited by the reporting person pursuant to the terms and conditions under which they were issued to the reporting person. No price was paid or received by the reporting person in connection with this forfeiture.
(5) All of these options are vested and exercisable in full.
 
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