Registration No. 333-___________
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      Under
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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                           MGIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

               Wisconsin                                    39-1486475
     (State or other jurisdiction of                      I.R.S. Employer
      incorporation or organization)                   (Identification No.)


        250 East Kilbourn Avenue                              53202
           Milwaukee, Wisconsin                             (Zip Code)
 (Address of principal executive offices)


              MGIC Investment Corporation 2002 Stock Incentive Plan
                            (Full Title of the Plan)

                                 Jeffrey H. Lane
                     Senior Vice President, General Counsel
                                  and Secretary
                           MGIC Investment Corporation
                            250 East Kilbourn Avenue
                           Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
                                 (414) 347-6406
 (Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)



                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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        Title of                          Proposed Maximum    Proposed Maximum
    Securities to be     Amount to be      Offering Price        Aggregate              Amount of
       Registered         Registered         Per Share        Offering Price        Registration Fee
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    Common Stock
    $1.00 par value      2,000,000             $45.53           $91,060,000               $8,378
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    Common Stock         2,000,000               (2)                (2)                     (2)
    Purchase Rights
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(1)  Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, solely for the
     purpose of calculating the registration fee based on the average of the high and low prices of
     the Common Stock as reported on The New York Stock Exchange on November 26, 2002.

(2)  The value attributable to the Common Share Purchase Rights is reflected in the market price of
     the Common Stock to which the Rights are attached.



Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Prospectus referred to herein also relates to the Form S-8 Registration
Statements (Registration No. 33-79340, 33-43543, and 333-56346).
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PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS The document or documents containing the information specified in Part I are not required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") as part of this Form S-8 Registration Statement. PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. The following documents filed by MGIC Investment Corporation (the "Company") with the Commission are hereby incorporated herein by reference: 1. The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001. 2. The Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2002, June 30, 2002 and September 30, 2002, filed on May 15, 2002, August 14, 2002 and November 14, 2002, respectively. 3. The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K, dated March 13, 2002 (two Form 8-K's, each dated March 13, 2002 and filed on March 13 and March 15, 2002, respectively), August 12, 2002 (filed on that date), August 14, 2002 (filed on that date), October 23, 2002 (filed on that date) and October 24, 2002 (filed on October 29, 2002). 4. The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in Item 1 of the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, dated July 25, 1991, filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, and any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. 5. The description of the Company's Common Share Purchase Rights contained in Item 1 of the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, dated July 27, 1999, filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, and a Form 8-A/A dated October 28, 2002 filed with the Commission on October 29, 2002, amending such description, and any other amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. 6. All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all such securities then remaining to be sold. -1-

A statement contained in any incorporated document shall be modified or superseded for the purposes of this Registration Statement if it is modified or superseded by a document which is also incorporated in this Registration Statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. Joseph J. Ziino, Jr., who provided the opinion as to the shares of the Company's Common Stock, is an owner of shares of Common Stock of the Registrant, and may in the future hold options to purchase shares of Common Stock under the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, and holds options to purchase shares of Common Stock and restricted shares of Common Stock under the Company's 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, as disclosed in such opinion. Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. Pursuant to the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law and the Company's by-laws, directors and officers of the Company are entitled to mandatory indemnification from the Company against certain liabilities and expenses (i) to the extent such officers or directors are successful in the defense of a proceeding and (ii) in proceedings in which the director or officer is not successful in the defense thereof unless it is determined that the director or officer breached or failed to perform his or her duties to the Company and such breach or failure constituted: (a) a willful failure to deal fairly with the Company or its shareowners in connection with a matter in which the director or officer had a material conflict of interest; (b) a violation of the criminal law, unless the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful; (c) a transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal profit; or (d) willful misconduct. The Wisconsin Business Corporation Law specifically states that it is the policy of Wisconsin to require or permit indemnification in connection with a proceeding involving securities regulation, as described therein, to the extent required or permitted as described above. Additionally, under the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, directors of the Company are not subject to personal liability to the Company, its shareowners or any person asserting rights on behalf thereof for certain breaches or failures to perform any duty resulting solely from their status as directors except in circumstances paralleling those in subparagraphs (a) through (d) outlined above. The indemnification provided by the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law and the Company's by-laws is not exclusive of any other rights to which a director or officer may be entitled. The general effect of the foregoing provisions may be to reduce the circumstances under which an officer or director may be required to bear the economic burden of the foregoing liabilities and expenses. The Company maintains a liability insurance policy for its directors and officers as permitted by Wisconsin law which may extend to, among other things, liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. -2-

Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed. Not applicable. Item 8. Exhibits. The exhibits filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference are set forth in the attached Exhibit Index. Item 9. Undertakings. (a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post effective amendment to this registration statement: (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement; and (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement. (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. (b) Filings Incorporating Subsequent Exchange Act Documents by Reference. -3-

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof (c) Statement Required in Connection with Filing of Registration Statement on Form S-8. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Milwaukee, State of Wisconsin, on this 2nd day of December, 2002. MGIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION By: /s/ Jeffrey H. Lane -------------------------- Jeffrey H. Lane Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary -4-

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by or on behalf of the following persons in their indicated capacities, all as of December 2nd, 2002. Signature Title --------- ----- /s/ Curt S. Culver President and Chief Executive Officer - ------------------------- and Director Curt S. Culver (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ J. Michael Lauer Executive Vice President and Chief - ------------------------- Financial Officer J. Michael Lauer (Principal Financial Officer) /s/ Joseph J. Komanecki Senior Vice President, Controller and - ------------------------- Chief Accounting Officer Joseph J. Komanecki (Principal Accounting Officer) * - ------------------------- James A. Abbott Director * - ------------------------- Mary K. Bush Director * - ------------------------- Karl E. Case Director * - ------------------------- David S. Engelman Director * - ------------------------- Thomas M. Hagerty Director * - ------------------------- Kenneth M. Jastrow, II Director * - ------------------------- Daniel P. Kearney Director * - ------------------------- Michael E. Lehman Director * - ------------------------- Sheldon B. Lubar Director * - ------------------------- William A. McIntosh Director * - ------------------------- Leslie M. Muma Director *By /s/ Jeffrey H. Lane -------------------- Jeffrey H. Lane Attorney-in-Fact -5-

EXHIBIT INDEX MGIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION 1991 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN Exhibit No. Exhibit ----------- ------- (4.1) MGIC Investment Corporation 2002 Stock Incentive Plan [Incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Company's Proxy Statement dated March 18, 2002 in connection with its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 2, 2002] (4.2) Rights Agreement, dated as of July 22, 1999, between MGIC Investment Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association, as successor Rights Agent to Firstar Bank Milwaukee, N.A., now known as U.S. Bank National Association [Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed July 27, 1999] (4.3) First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2002 between MGIC Investment Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association [Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Form 8-A/A, Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on October 29, 2002] (4.4) Second Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2002, between MGIC Investment Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association (as successor Rights Agent to U.S. Bank National Association) [Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Form 8-A/A, Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A] (5) Opinion of Joseph J. Ziino, Jr. (23.1) Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (23.2) Consent of Joseph J. Ziino, Jr. (contained in Exhibit 5 hereto) (24) Powers of Attorney relating to this filing and subsequent amendments -6-

MGIC Investment Corporation                                          EXHIBIT 5
                                                                     MGIC LOGO
Joseph J. Ziino, Jr.
Senior Vice President -- Regulatory Relations
and Associate General Counsel

December 2, 2002

MGIC Investment Corporation
250 East Kilbourn Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Gentlemen:

I am Senior Vice President -- Regulatory Relations, Associate General Counsel
and Assistant Secretary of MGIC Investment Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation
(the "Company"). In that capacity, I have acted as counsel to the Company in
connection with the preparation of a Registration Statement on Form S-8
("Registration Statement") relating to the Company's 2002 Stock Incentive Plan
(the "Plan"), and the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
("Act"), of (i) 2,000,000 shares ("Shares") of the Company's Common Stock, $1.00
par value per share (the "Common Stock") and (ii) related Common Stock Purchase
Rights (the "Rights") which may be issued under the Plan, in the manner set
forth in the Registration Statement. The terms of the Rights are set forth in
that certain Rights Agreement, dated July 22, 1999, by and between the Company
and Wells Fargo Bank, Minnesota National Association, as successor Rights Agent
to U.S. Bank National Association, formerly known as Firstar Bank Milwaukee,
N.A., and as amended by a First Amendment dated as of October 28, 2002, and by a
Second Amendment dated as of October 28, 2002 (the "Rights Agreement"). In
connection therewith, I have examined: (i) the Registration Statement; (ii) the
Rights Agreement; (iii) the Company's Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and
Amended and Restated Bylaws; (iv) corporate proceedings of the Company relating
to the authorization for issuance of the Shares and Rights; and (v) such other
proceedings, documents and records as I have deemed necessary to enable me to
render this opinion.

Based upon the foregoing, I am of the opinion that:

1.       The Company is a corporation validly existing under the corporate laws
         of the State of Wisconsin.

2.       The Shares subject to the Registration Statement, when issued and paid
         for in the manner set forth in the Plan will be legally issued, fully
         paid and nonassessable and no personal liability will attach to the
         ownership thereof, except for all debts owing to employees of the
         Company for services performed therefor, but not exceeding six months
         service in any one case, as provided in Section 180.0622(2)(b) of the
         Wisconsin Business Corporation Law and as such may be interpreted by a
         court of law.


MGIC Plaza, P.O. Box 488, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0488, (414) 347-6361
WATS (800) 558-9900, FAX (414) 347-6959, E-mail: Joseph_Ziino@mgic.com

MGIC Investment Corporation December 2, 2002 Page 2 3. The Rights subject to the Registration Statement, when issued pursuant to the terms of the Rights Agreement, will be validly issued. Pursuant to Item 509 of Regulation S-K, please be advised that I am the owner of shares of Common Stock and hold options to purchase shares of Common Stock and restricted shares of Common Stock under the Company's 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, which represent less than one per cent (1%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock and may in the future hold options to purchase shares of Common Stock under the Plan. I consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference of my name therein. In giving my consent, I do not admit that I am an "expert" within the meaning of Section 11 of the Act or within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the Act. Very truly yours, /s/ Joseph J. Ziino, Jr. Joseph J. Ziino, Jr. Senior Vice President -- Regulatory Relations and Associate General Counsel JJZ/

                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 9, 2002 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in the 2001 Annual Report to Shareholders of
MGIC Investment Corporation, which is incorporated by reference in MGIC
Investment Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2001. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated
January 9, 2002 relating to the financial statement schedules, which appears in
such Annual Report on Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
November 25, 2002

                                                                      EXHIBIT 24
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a Director of MGIC
Investment Corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Curt S.
Culver, J. Michael Lauer and Jeffrey H. Lane, and each of them, his or her true
and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign:

(1)      the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments
         (including post-effective amendments) to the Registration Statement
         relating to the registration of up to 14,000,000 shares of Common Stock
         $1.00 par value, under the Company's 2002 Stock Incentive Plan; and

(2)      any and all post-effective amendments to any Registration Statements on
         Form S-8 currently in effect relating to the Company's Profit Sharing
         and Savings Plan, the Company's 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, and the
         Company's 1993 Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors,

and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent
or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof




Dated this 24th day of October, 2002.


/s/ James A. Abbott
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James A. Abbott

POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a Director of MGIC Investment Corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Curt S. Culver, J. Michael Lauer and Jeffrey H. Lane, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign: (1) the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the Registration Statement relating to the registration of up to 14,000,000 shares of Common Stock $1.00 par value, under the Company's 2002 Stock Incentive Plan; and (2) any and all post-effective amendments to any Registration Statements on Form S-8 currently in effect relating to the Company's Profit Sharing and Savings Plan, the Company's 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, and the Company's 1993 Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof Dated this 24th day of October, 2002. /s/ Mary K. Bush - ----------------------------------- Mary K. Bush

POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a Director of MGIC Investment Corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Curt S. Culver, J. Michael Lauer and Jeffrey H. Lane, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign: (1) the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the Registration Statement relating to the registration of up to 14,000,000 shares of Common Stock $1.00 par value, under the Company's 2002 Stock Incentive Plan; and (2) any and all post-effective amendments to any Registration Statements on Form S-8 currently in effect relating to the Company's Profit Sharing and Savings Plan, the Company's 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, and the Company's 1993 Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof Dated this 24th day of October, 2002. /s/ Karl E. Case - ----------------------------------- Karl E. Case

POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a Director of MGIC Investment Corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Curt S. Culver, J. Michael Lauer and Jeffrey H. Lane, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign: (1) the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the Registration Statement relating to the registration of up to 14,000,000 shares of Common Stock $1.00 par value, under the Company's 2002 Stock Incentive Plan; and (2) any and all post-effective amendments to any Registration Statements on Form S-8 currently in effect relating to the Company's Profit Sharing and Savings Plan, the Company's 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, and the Company's 1993 Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof Dated this 24th day of October, 2002. /s/ Curt S. Culver - ----------------------------------- Curt S. Culver

POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a Director of MGIC Investment Corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Curt S. Culver, J. Michael Lauer and Jeffrey H. Lane, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign: (1) the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the Registration Statement relating to the registration of up to 14,000,000 shares of Common Stock $1.00 par value, under the Company's 2002 Stock Incentive Plan; and (2) any and all post-effective amendments to any Registration Statements on Form S-8 currently in effect relating to the Company's Profit Sharing and Savings Plan, the Company's 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, and the Company's 1993 Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof Dated this 24th day of October, 2002. /s/ David S. Engelman - ----------------------------------- David S. Engelman

POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a Director of MGIC Investment Corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Curt S. Culver, J. Michael Lauer and Jeffrey H. Lane, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign: (1) the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the Registration Statement relating to the registration of up to 14,000,000 shares of Common Stock $1.00 par value, under the Company's 2002 Stock Incentive Plan; and (2) any and all post-effective amendments to any Registration Statements on Form S-8 currently in effect relating to the Company's Profit Sharing and Savings Plan, the Company's 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, and the Company's 1993 Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof Dated this 24th day of October, 2002. /s/ Thomas M. Hagerty - ----------------------------------- Thomas M. Hagerty

POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a Director of MGIC Investment Corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Curt S. Culver, J. Michael Lauer and Jeffrey H. Lane, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign: (1) the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the Registration Statement relating to the registration of up to 14,000,000 shares of Common Stock $1.00 par value, under the Company's 2002 Stock Incentive Plan; and (2) any and all post-effective amendments to any Registration Statements on Form S-8 currently in effect relating to the Company's Profit Sharing and Savings Plan, the Company's 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, and the Company's 1993 Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof Dated this 24th day of October, 2002. /s/ Kenneth M. Jastrow, II - ----------------------------------- Kenneth M. Jastrow, II

POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a Director of MGIC Investment Corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Curt S. Culver, J. Michael Lauer and Jeffrey H. Lane, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign: (1) the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the Registration Statement relating to the registration of up to 14,000,000 shares of Common Stock $1.00 par value, under the Company's 2002 Stock Incentive Plan; and (2) any and all post-effective amendments to any Registration Statements on Form S-8 currently in effect relating to the Company's Profit Sharing and Savings Plan, the Company's 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, and the Company's 1993 Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof Dated this 24th day of October, 2002. /s/ Daniel P. Kearney - ----------------------------------- Daniel P. Kearney

POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a Director of MGIC Investment Corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Curt S. Culver, J. Michael Lauer and Jeffrey H. Lane, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign: (1) the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the Registration Statement relating to the registration of up to 14,000,000 shares of Common Stock $1.00 par value, under the Company's 2002 Stock Incentive Plan; and (2) any and all post-effective amendments to any Registration Statements on Form S-8 currently in effect relating to the Company's Profit Sharing and Savings Plan, the Company's 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, and the Company's 1993 Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof Dated this 24th day of October, 2002. /s/ Michael E. Lehman - ----------------------------------- Michael E. Lehman

POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a Director of MGIC Investment Corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Curt S. Culver, J. Michael Lauer and Jeffrey H. Lane, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign: (1) the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the Registration Statement relating to the registration of up to 14,000,000 shares of Common Stock $1.00 par value, under the Company's 2002 Stock Incentive Plan; and (2) any and all post-effective amendments to any Registration Statements on Form S-8 currently in effect relating to the Company's Profit Sharing and Savings Plan, the Company's 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, and the Company's 1993 Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof Dated this 24th day of October, 2002. /s/ Sheldon B. Lubar - ----------------------------------- Sheldon B. Lubar

POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a Director of MGIC Investment Corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Curt S. Culver, J. Michael Lauer and Jeffrey H. Lane, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign: (1) the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the Registration Statement relating to the registration of up to 14,000,000 shares of Common Stock $1.00 par value, under the Company's 2002 Stock Incentive Plan; and (2) any and all post-effective amendments to any Registration Statements on Form S-8 currently in effect relating to the Company's Profit Sharing and Savings Plan, the Company's 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, and the Company's 1993 Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof Dated this 24th day of October, 2002. /s/ William A. McIntosh - ----------------------------------- William A. McIntosh

POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a Director of MGIC Investment Corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Curt S. Culver, J. Michael Lauer and Jeffrey H. Lane, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign: (1) the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the Registration Statement relating to the registration of up to 14,000,000 shares of Common Stock $1.00 par value, under the Company's 2002 Stock Incentive Plan; and (2) any and all post-effective amendments to any Registration Statements on Form S-8 currently in effect relating to the Company's Profit Sharing and Savings Plan, the Company's 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, and the Company's 1993 Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof Dated this 24th day of October, 2002. /s/ Leslie M. Muma - ----------------------------------- Leslie M. Muma