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No. 0001819
<br /> ICW GROUP
<br /> Power of Attorney
<br /> Imurance 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 orffamZed under the laws of the State of Calif°rrna,
<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 orgamzed under the laws o£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 hue and hwful 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 contracts of suretyship, aha any related documents.
<br /> llq 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 INS~CE COMP~",!Y
<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 />Stet* of California
<br />County of San D/ego j' SS.
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<br /> On January 16, 2001, before me, Norma Porter, 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 mshument, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same m their authorized capacities, and that by
<br />their signatures on the inatnnnant, the entity upon behalf of which the persons acted, executed the mstnunent.
<br /> Wimess my hand and official seal.
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<br /> Norma Porter, 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 tl~ fol]owin$ resolutions 8do~ed by
<br />the raspective Boards o£ Directors of each oftbe ComPames:
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<br /> "RESOLVED: That the President, an Executive or Senior Vice President of the Company, tosether with the Secraiary or any Assistant
<br /> Secretary, are hereby authorized to execute Powers of Attorney appointing the person(s) named as Ao. omey(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.
<br /> RESOLVED FURTHER: That the signatures of the officers making the appointment, and the signature of any officer certifyln~ 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 oftbose signatures and seals, and such facsimile representations shall have the same
<br /> force and effect as if manually affixed. The facsimile represantations referred to herein may be affixed by stamping, pnnting, 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, 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 full force.
<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand this ~0TM deyof ~{~ , '~,OC~ .
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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 attached.
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