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<br /> ICW GROUP I
<br /> Power of Attorney E
<br /> Insurance Company of the West ~
<br /> I Explorer Insurance Company Independence Casualty and Surety Company ~
<br /> KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That Insurance Company of the West, a Corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Califomia, Explorer
<br /> Insurance Company, a Corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Califomia, and ]ndependence Casualty and Surety Company, a Corporation duly organized
<br /> under the laws of the State of Texas, (collectively referred to as the "Companies"). do hereby appoint
<br /> GEORGE J. BURCHFIEL, SUZANNE D. BURCHFIEL, SHAUNNA R. BURCHFIEL
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<br /> their tme and lawful Attomey(s}-in-Fact with authority to date, execute, sign, seal, and deliver on behalf of the Companies, fidelity and surety bonds, undertakings, and other I~~
<br /> similar contracts of suretyship, and any related documents.
<br /> In witness whereof, the Companies have caused these presents to be executed by its duly authorized officers this 2nd day of January, 2008. I
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<br /> ~Qy `appPPORATE~ i , ~ v° rF p ~ ~ INSLIR4NCE COMPANY OF THE WEST
<br /> _ ~ ~ O ° SEAL e 4 ~ , > ~ EXPLORER INSURANCE COMPANY
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<br /> f'~~FOaNi~, a INDEPENDENCE CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY
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<br /> Jeffrey D. Sweeney, Assistant Secretary 1. Douglas Browne, Senior Vice President
<br /> State ofCa]ifomia }ss
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<br /> County of San Diego ~
<br /> ~ On May 21, 2009, before me, .loAnn Pache, Notary Public, personally appeared J Douglas Browne and Jeffrey D. Sweeney, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory
<br /> evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same in their authorized capacities, and
<br /> ~ that by their signatures on the instrument, the entity upon behalf of which the persons acted, executed the instrument. ~
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<br /> 1 certify under PENALTY OF PERJURI' under the laws of the State of Califomia that the foregoing paragraph is tme and correct.
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<br /> ~ Witness my hand and official seal.
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<br /> JQANN PA+CHE ~ ~
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<br /> JoAnn Pache, Notary Public
<br /> i RESOLUTIONS
<br /> This Power of Attorney is granted and is signed, sealed and notarized with facsimile signatures and seals under authority of the following resolutions adopted by the respective
<br /> Boazds of Directors of each of the Companies:
<br /> I "RESOLVED: That the President, an Executive or Senior Vice President of the Company, together with the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary, are
<br /> hereby authorized to execute Powers of Attorney appointing the person(s) named as Attorney(s)-in-Fact to date, execute, sign; seal, and deliver on
<br /> behalf of the Company, fidelity and surety bonds, undertakings, and other similar contracts of suretyship, and any related documents.
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<br /> RESOLVED FURTHER: That the signatures of the officers making the appointment, and the signature of any officer certifying the validity and
<br /> current status of the appointment, may be facsimile representations of those signatures; and the signature and seal of any notary, and the seal of the I
<br /> Company, may be facsimile representations of those signatures and seals, and such facsimile representations shall have the same force and effect as if ~
<br /> manually affixed. The facsimile representations referred to herein may be affixed by stamping, printing, typing, or photocopying."
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<br /> I 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 hereby certify
<br /> j 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 respective Boards of I
<br /> Directors of the Companies, and are now in full force.
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<br /> [N WITNESS WHERF,OF, 1 have set my hand this i ~t day of } ? ~ _ ~ t '
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<br /> I Jeffrey D. Sweeney, Assistant Secretary II
<br /> To verify the authenticity of this Power of Attomey you may call ] -800-877-1 11 1 and ask for the Surety Division. Please refer to the Power of Attomey Number, the above I
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<br /> named individual(s) and details of the bond to which the power is attached. For information or filing claims, please contact Surety Claims, ICW Group, 11455 EI Camino
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<br /> j Real, San Diego, CA 92130-2045 or call (858) 350-2400.
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