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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 ~ BY THESE PRESENTS: That Insurance Company of tlie West, a Corporation duly orgamzed under the laws of the State of Califorma,
<br />Explorer Insurance Company, a Corporation duly orgamZed under the laws of the State of Arizona, and Independence Casualty and Surety Company, a Corporation
<br />duly orgamzed under the laws of the State of Texas, (collectively referred to as the "ComPames"), do hereby appoint
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<br /> MATrHEW ,I. DRUMR GHT
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<br />their ~rue and lawful AtWmey(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, and any related documents.
<br /> IN W1TNESS WHEREOF, the Companies have caused these presents to be executed by its duly authorized officers this 16th day of Janua~, 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 Calif°rnia
<br />County of San Diego ~ SS.
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<br /> On January 16, 2001, before me, Norma Porter, Notary Public, personally appeared John L. Hanntun 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 in their authorized capacities, and that by
<br />their signatures on the instrument, the entity upon behalf of which the persons acted, executed the instrument,
<br /> Witness my hand and official seal.
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<br /> NOTARY PUBLIC -CALIFORNIA
<br /> AN DIEGO CO NT~
<br /> k~ Coinmlssio. ~xlpire s
<br /> MARCH ~ 9, 2004
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<br /> No.ma ?o~ter, Nota~ ?ublic
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<br /> RESOLUTIONS
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<br />This Power of Attorney is ~ranted and is signed, sealed and notarized with facsimile s~aatures and seals under authority of the fulloWh'~ resolutions adopted by
<br />the respective Boards of Directors of each of the Companies:
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<br /> "RESOLVED: That the President, an Executive or Sen{or Vice President of the Company, together with the Secretary or any Assistant
<br /> Secretary, are hereby authorized to execute Powers of Attorney appethting the person(s) named as Aiiomey(s)-th-Fact to date, execute, sign,
<br /> seal, and daliyer on behalf of the Company, fidelity and surety bonds, undertski~s, and other similar contracts of suretyship, and any related
<br /> documents.
<br /> RESOLVED FURTHER: That the signatures of the officers makin~ the appniniment, and the s~nature of any officer certifying the validity
<br /> and cun~t status of the appoiniment, may be facsimile representations of those sq~natores; 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 refecred to herein may be affixed by stsmpni~, printir~, 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 is in ~ull 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 ~ull force.
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<br /> WITNESS
<br /> WHEREOF,
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<br /> John H. Craig, Assistant Secretary
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<br /> To verify the authenticity of thla 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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