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No. 0001819
<br /> -- ICW GROUP
<br /> Power of Attorney
<br /> Insurance Company of the West
<br /> 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 Califorma,
<br />Explorer Insurance Company, a Corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Arizona, and Independence Casuslty and Surety Company, a Corporation
<br />duly ox~,anized under the laws of the State of Texas, (collectively referred to as the "Compames"), do hereby aPPOint
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<br /> MATTHEW J. DRUMRIGHT
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<br />their true and lawful Attomey(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.
<br /> 11',I WITNESS WHEREOF, the Companies have caused these presents to be executed by its duly authorized officers this 16th day of January, 2001.
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<br /> EXPLORER ]NS~CE COMPANY
<br /> INDEPENDENCE CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY
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<br /> John H. Craig, Assistant Secretary John L. Hannum, Executive Vice President
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<br />State of California
<br />County of San Diego ~ SS.
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<br /> On .Yanuary 16, 2001, before me, Norma Porter, Notary Public, personally appeared John L. Harmum and John H. Craig, personally known to me to be
<br />the persons whose names are subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same m their authorized capacities, and that by
<br />their signatures on the instrument, the entity upon behalf of which tha persons acted, executed the insta'ument.
<br /> Wimess my hand a~zi official seal
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<br /> 5~ COMM.#1257540 o I/~
<br /> ~~ SAN EUEGO COUNTY O.
<br /> My Col~nmlssioo Expires
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<br /> Norma Po[tcr, Nora7 Public
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<br /> RESOLUTIONS
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<br />This Power of Attorney is ~ranted and is signed, sealed and notariZed w/th faceim/le si~natores and scala under authority of the following resolutions adopted by
<br />the respective Boards of Directors of each of the ComPamea:
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<br /> "P,.ESOLVED: That the Pres/dent, an Executive or Senior Vice Pres/dcm of the Company, together w/th the Secretary or any Assistant
<br /> Secrete~7, are hereby authorized to e×ecnte Powers of Attorney appointing the person(s) named as Attomey(s)-in-Fact to date, execute, sign,
<br /> seal, and deli~ on behalf of the Company, fidelity and surety bonds, undertaki~s, and other sin~ar contracts of suretyship, and any related
<br /> documents.
<br /> PJ/SOLVED FURTHER: That the signatures of the officers making the appointment, and the s~nature of any officer cet-QfYm~ the va]id/ty
<br /> and current status of the appointment, may be lacs/m/la representetions of those s~gnatores; and the signature and seal of any notary, and the
<br /> seal of the Company, may be fac~unile representations of those signatures and seals, and such facsimile representations shall have the same
<br /> force and effect as if manually affixed. The facsimile representetions referred to herein may be affmed by stamp/nS, printing, typing, or
<br /> photocoPYing..
<br /> CERTIFICATE
<br />I, the undersigned, Assistant Secretary of Insurance Company of the West, Explorer Insurance Company, and Independence Casualty and Surety Company, do
<br />hereby certify that the foregoing Power of Attorney la in full force and effect, and has not been revoked, and that the above resolutions were duly adopted by the
<br />reapective Boards of Directors of'the Companies, and are now in full force.
<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand this lq~ dsy of_ ~¢i{ ,
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<br /> John H. Craig, Assistant Secretary
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<br />To verify the authenticity of this Power of Attorney you may call 1-800-888- l l 11 and ask for the Surety Division. Please refer to the Power of Attorney Number,
<br />the above named individnal(s) and details of the bond to which the power is attached.
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