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<br />POWER OF ATTd~EY APPOINTING INDIVIDUAL AiiORNEY-IN-FACT
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<br />Know All Men By These Presents, That Continental Casualty Company, National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut,
<br />and American Casualty Company of Readin9, Pa. (herein called "the CNA Companies"), are duly organized and existing corporations having
<br />their principal offices in the City of Chicago, and State of Illinois, and that they do by virtue of the signatures and seals herein affixed hereby
<br />make, constitute and appoint
<br />James E. Reuter, Marcie E. Thomas, David L. Gillis, Barbara Jenson, Judy L. Maxwell, Jason Reid, Individually
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<br />of Sacramento, California
<br />their true and lawful Attorney(s)-in-Fact with full power and authority hereby conferred to sign, seal and execute for and on their behalf
<br />bonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of similar nature
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<br />and to bind them thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such instruments were signed by a duly authorized officer of their corporations
<br />and all the acts of said Attorney, pursuant to the authority hereby given is hereby ratified and confirmed.
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<br />This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the By-Law and Resolutions, printed on the reverse
<br />hereof, duly adopted, as indicated, by the Boards of Directors of the corporations.
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<br />In Witness Whereof, the CNA Companies have caused these presents to be si9ned by their Vice President and their corporate seals to
<br />be hereto affixed on this 5th day of January, 2001.
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<br />Continental Casualty Company
<br />National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut
<br />American Casualty Company of Reading, Pa.
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<br />Michael Gengler
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<br />Group Vice President
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<br />State of Illinois, County of Cook, ss:
<br />On this 5th day of January, 2001, before me personally came Michael Gengler to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and
<br />say: that he resides in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois; that he is a Group Vice President of the Continental Casualty Company, National
<br />Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, and American Casualty Company of Reading, Pa. described in and which executed the
<br />above instrument; that he knows the seals of said corporations; that the seals affixed to the said instrument are such corporate seals; that they
<br />were so affixed pursuant to authority given by the Boards of Directors of said corporations and that he signed his name thereto pursuant to like
<br />authority, and acknowledges same to be the act and deed of said corporations.
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<br />My Commission Expires September 17, 2001
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<br />Diane Faulkner
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<br />Notary Public
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<br />CERTIFICATE
<br />I, Mary A. Ribikawskis, Assistant Secretary of the Continental Casualty Company, National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford,
<br />Connecticut, and American Casualty Company of Reading, Pa. do hereby certify that the Power of Attorney herein above set forth is still in
<br />force, and further certify that the By-Law and Resolution of the Board of Directors of the corporations printed on the reverse hereof is still in
<br />force. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said corporations this 5th day of
<br />June 2001
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<br />(Rev. 10/16/2000)
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<br />Continental Casualty Company
<br />National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut
<br />American Casualty Company of Reading, Pa.
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<br />Mary A. Ribikawskis
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<br />Assistant Secretary
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