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No. 0001819
<br /> IeW 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 orsamzed under the laws of the State of California,
<br />Explorer Insurance Company, a Co~oorafion duly orgamZed under the hws of the State of Arizona, and Independence Casualty and Surety Company, a Corporation
<br />duly orgamZed under the hws of the State of Texas, (collectively referred to as the "ComPames"), do hereby appoint
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<br /> MATiHEW 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 ComPames, fidelity and surety bonds, undertakings,
<br />and other similar conU'acts of suretyship, and any related documents.
<br /> IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Companies have caused these presents to be execut~l by its duly authorized officers this 16th day of January, 2001.
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<br /> EXPLORER INSURANCE 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
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<br />County of San Dido
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<br /> On Janus,' 16, 2001, before rna, Norm~ Porter, Notary Public, pamoually appaared John L. Hannum and John H. Craig, I:~moually known to me to
<br />the pemous whose names are subscribed to the within im~m_ent, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same in their authorized capacities, and that by
<br />their sismtures on the in~manent, the entity upon ~half of which tbe persona acted, executed the instrument.
<br /> Wimess my hand and official seal.
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<br /> NOTARY PUBLIC-CALIFORNIA
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<br /> Norms Porter, Notary Public
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<br /> RESOLUTIONS
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<br />This Power o£ 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 ComPames:
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<br /> "RESOLVED: 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 Attomey(s)-in-Fact to date, execute, sign,
<br /> seal, and deliver on behalf of the Company, fidelity and surety bends, undertakings, and other similar contracts of su~tyship, and any related
<br /> documents.
<br /> RESOLVED FURTHER: That the signatures of' the officers making the appointment, and the s~nature of any officer certifying the validity
<br /> and current status of the appointment, may be facsimile representations of tho~e s~gnamres; and the signature and seal of any notery, 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 effem as it' manually affixed. The facsimile representations referred to herein may be afFmed by stamping, Printing, typing or
<br /> photocopying."
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<br /> CERTIFICATE
<br />I, the undersigned, Assistant Secretary o£ Insurance Company of the West, Explorer Insurance Company, and Independence Casualty and Surety Company, do
<br />hereby certify that the foregoing Power otAttomey 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 full force.
<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand this It,.%vv~ dayof /"~ ~) ti ~ , ~-OOt ·
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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 1-800-888-1111 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 a~ched.
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