UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                (Amendment No. 1)*


                            MGIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    552848103
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                               December 31, 2009
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

        [_]      Rule 13d-1(b)
        [X]      Rule 13d-1(c)
        [_]      Rule 13d-1(d)

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     person's  initial  filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
     securities,  and for any subsequent amendment containing  information which
     would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The  information  required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
     deemed to be  "filed"  for the  purpose  of  Section  18 of the  Securities
     Exchange  Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the  liabilities  of
     that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the
     Act (however, see the Notes).

     Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form
     are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently  valid OMB
     control number.




CUSIP No. 552848103 ---------- 1. Names of Reporting Persons/ I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (entities only): LEON G. COOPERMAN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) [_] (b) [X] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC Use Only - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization: UNITED STATES - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of 5. Sole Voting Power: 4,255,100 Shares Bene- ficially 6. Shared Voting Power: 2,490,200 Owned by Each Report- 7. Sole Dispositive Power: 4,255,100 ing Person With 8. Shared Dispositive Power: 2,490,200 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person: 6,745,300 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9): 5.4 % - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Type of Reporting Person IN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2

CUSIP No. 552848103 ---------- This statement is filed with respect to the Shares of MGIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION (the "Issuer") beneficially owned by LEON G. COOPERMAN as of December 31,2009 and amends and supplements the Schedule 13G previously filed ( the "Schedule 13G"). Except as set forth herein the Schedule 13G is unmodified. Item 4. Ownership: Item 4(a)(b) Amount Beneficially Owned and Percent of Class: Mr. Cooperman may be deemed the beneficial owner of 6,745,300 Shares which constitutes approximately 5.4% of the total number of Shares outstanding. This is based on the Issuer's Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009, which reflected 125,101,817 Shares outstanding. This consists of 100,000 Shares owned by Mr. Cooperman; 1,721,200 Shares owned by Capital LP; 601,400 Shares owned by Equity LP; 390,500 Shares owned by Investors LP; 1,442,000 Shares owned by Overseas; and 2,490,200 Shares owned by the Managed Accounts. Item 4(c) Number of Shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 4,255,100 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,490,200 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 4,255,100 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 2,490,200 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: This Item 5 is not applicable. 4

CUSIP No. 552848103 ---------- Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: This Item 6 is not applicable. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: This Item 7 is not applicable. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: This Item 8 is not applicable. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: This Item 9 is not applicable. Item 10. Certification: By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the Issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. DATED: February 4, 2010 as of December 31, 2009 LEON G. COOPERMAN, individually, as Managing Member of Omega Associates, L.L.C. on behalf of Omega Capital Partners, L.P., Omega Capital Investors, L.P., Omega Equity Investors, L.P., and as President of Omega Advisors, Inc. By /s/ ALAN M. STARK ------------------ Alan M. Stark Attorney-in-Fact Power of Attorney on file ATTENTION: INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACT CONSTITUTE FEDERAL CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001). 5