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<br />No. 0004072
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<br />ICW GROUP
<br />Power of Attorney
<br />Insurance Company of the West
<br />The Explorer Insurance Company Independence Casualty and Surety Company
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<br />KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That Insurance Company of the West, a Corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of California, The
<br />Explorer Insurance Company, a Corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Arizona, and Independence Casualty and Surety Company, a Corporation
<br />duly organized under the laws of the State of Texas, (collectively referred to as the "Companies"), do hereby appoint
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<br />MICHAEL T. SIEGELER, TERESA L. MUNIZ, JENNIFER L. SMITH
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<br />their true and lawful Attorney(s)-in-Fact with authority to date, execute, sign, seal, and deliver on behalf of the Companies, fidelity and surety bonds, undertakings,
<br />and other similar contracts of suretyship, and any related documents.
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<br />INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE WEST
<br />THE EXPLORER INSURANCE COMPANY
<br />INDEPENDENCE CASUALTY AND SURETY
<br />COMPANY
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<br />John H. Craig, Assistant Secretary
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<br />John L. Hannum, Executive Vice President
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<br />State of California
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<br />County of San Diego
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<br />On December 5,2003, before me, Mary Cobb, Notary Public, personally appeared John L. Hannum and John H. Craig, personally known to me to be
<br />the persons whose names are subscribed to the within instmment, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same in their authorized capacities, and that by
<br />their signatures on the instrument, the entity upon behalf of which the persons acted, executed the instmment.
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<br />Witness my hand and official seal.
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<br />Mary Cobb, Notary Public
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<br />RESOLUTIONS
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<br />This Power of Attorney is granted and is signed, sealed and notarized with facsimile signatures and seals under authority of the following resolutions adopted by
<br />the respective Boards of Directors of each of the Companies:
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<br />"RESOL VED: That the President, an Executive or Senior Vice President of the Company, together with the Secretary or any Assistant
<br />Secretary, are hereby authorized to execute Powers of Attorney appointing the person(s) named as Attorney(s)-in-Fact to date, execute, sign,
<br />seal, and deliver on behalf of the Company, fidelity and surety bonds, undertakings, and other similar contracts of suretyship, and any related
<br />documents.
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<br />RESOLVED FURTHER: That the signatures of the officers making the appointment, and the signature of any officer certifying the validity
<br />and current status of the appointment, may be facsimile representations of those signatures; and the signature and seal of any notary, and the
<br />seal of the Company, may be facsimile representations of those signatures and seals, and such facsimile representations shall have the same
<br />force and effect as if manually affixed. The facsimile representations referred to herein may be affixed by stamping, printing, typing, or
<br />photocopying. "
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<br />CERTIFICATE
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<br />I, the undersigned, Assistant Secretary of Insurance Company of the West, The Explorer Insurance Company, and Independence Casualty and Surety Company, do
<br />hereby certify that the foregoing Power of Attorney is in full force and effect, and has not been revoked, and that the above resolutions were duly adopted by the
<br />respective Boards of Directors of the Companies, and are now in filII force.
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<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand this
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<br />day of
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<br />John H. Craig, Assistant Secretary
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<br />To verify the authenticity ofthis Power of Attorney you may call 1-800-877-1111 and ask for the Surety Division. Please refer to the Power of Attorney Number,
<br />the above named individual(s) and details of the bond to which the power is attached. For information or filing claims, please contact Surety Claims, ICW Group,
<br />11455 EI Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130-2045 or call (858) 350-2400.
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