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<br />POWER OF ATTORNEY APPOINTING INDIVIDUAL ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
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<br />Know All Men By These Presents, That Continental Casualty Company, an Illinois corporation, National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, a
<br />Connecticut corporation, and American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania, a Pennsylvania corporation (herein called "the CNA Companies"),
<br />are duly organized and existing corporations having their principal offices in the City of Chicago, and State of Illinois, and that they do by virtue ofthe
<br />signatures and seals herein affixed hereby make, constitute and appoint
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<br />Catherine Gustavson, F R Hudson III, Dennis M Carney, David J Bachan, Deborah L Tablak, Jeanette M Mazzarino,
<br />Molly L Resetar, Individually
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<br />ofWatsonville, CA, their true and lawful Attorney(s)-in-Fact with full power and authority hereby conferred to sign, seal and execute for and on their
<br />behalf 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 ifsuch instruments were signed by a duly authorized officer of their corporations and all the
<br />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 hereof, duly
<br />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 signed by their Senior Vice President and their corporate seals to be
<br />hereto affixed on this 1st day of September, 2005.
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<br />Continental Casualty Company
<br />National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford
<br />American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania
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<br />Vice President
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<br />State of Illinois, County of Cook, ss:
<br />On this 1st day of September, 2005, before me personally came Michael Gengler to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say:
<br />that he resides in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois; that he is a Senior Vice President of Continental Casualty Company, an lllinois corporation,
<br />National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, a Connecticut corporation, and American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania, a Pennsylvania
<br />corporation described in and which executed the above instrument; that he knows the seals of said corporations; that the seals affixed to the said
<br />instrument are such corporate seals; that they were so affixed pursuant to authority given by the Boards of Directors of said corporations and that he
<br />signed his name thereto pursuant to like authority, and acknowledges same to be the act and deed of said corporations.
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<br />My Commission Expires March 15,2009
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<br />Maria M. Medina Notary Public
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<br />CERTIFICATE
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<br />I, Mary A. Ribikawskis, Assistant Secretary of Continental Casualty Company, an lllinois corporation, National Fire Insurance Company of
<br />Hartford, a Connecticut corporation, and American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania, a Pennsylvania corporation do hereby certify that the
<br />Power of Attorney herein above set forth is still in force, and further certifY that the By-Law and Resolution of the Board of Directors ofthe corporations
<br />printed on the reverse hereof is still in force. In testimony whereof! have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said corporations this
<br />29t:h day of No"ember 700')
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<br />Form F6853-1 1/2001
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<br />Continental Casualty Company
<br />National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford
<br />American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania
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<br />Assistant Secretary
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