CINCINNATI, Jan. 25, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The class action Cincinnati law firm of Statman, Harris & Eyrich, LLC announces it is investigating MGIC Investment Corporation (NYSE:MTG) ("MGIC" or "Company") for potential violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") relating to the MGIC Investment Corporation 401(k) Plan (the "Plan").
In particular, this investigation focuses on whether Plan fiduciaries breached their fiduciary duties by failing to prudently manage the Plan's assets by, inter alia: (a) offering MGIC stock as a Plan investment option, (b) permitting the Plan to be invested in MGIC stock when it was imprudent to do so, and (c) encouraging investment in the MGIC stock in the Plan by withholding or concealing material business or financial results information from the Plan's participants and beneficiaries.
Current and former employees of MGIC, who hold MGIC stock in the MGIC Investment Corporation 401(k) Plan, may have a claim to recover losses in their retirement investment. If you are interested in protecting the value of your investment, you are encouraged to e-mail or call Jeffrey P. Harris, Esq. by telephone at (513) 621-2666 or (888) 876-7881, or via e-mail at jharris@statmanharris.com, without obligation or cost to you, for further information.
Statman, Harris & Eyrich, LLC has offices in Chicago, Illinois, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Dayton, Ohio. www.statmanharris.com