MMIC Appoints Wagner Assistant VP of Risk Management

Minneapolis-based medical liability carrier Midwest Medical Insurance Co. 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.

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.