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<br />General
<br />Power
<br />of Attorney
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<br />CERTIFIED COPY
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<br />POWER NO. 3371102 01
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<br />Westfield Insurance Co.
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<br />Westfield National Insurance Co.
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<br />Ohio Farmers Insurance Co.
<br />Westfield Center, Ohio
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<br />Know All Men by These Presents, That WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY, WESTFIELD NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY and OHIO
<br />FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY, corporations, hereinafter referred to individually as a "Company" and collectively as "Companies," duly
<br />organized and existing under the laws of the State of Ohio, and having its principal office in Westfield Center, Medina County, Ohio, do by these
<br />presents make, constitute and appoint
<br />DANIEL M. ARMBRUST, THOMAS C. DAWSON, WAYNE L. LAUWERS, REBECCA J. HECKER, JOINTLY OR SEVERALLY
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<br />of FARGO and State of ND its true and lawful Attorney(s)-in-Fact, with full power and authority hereby conferred in its name,
<br />place and stead, to execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all bonds, recognizances, undertakings, or other instruments or contracts of
<br />suretyship- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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<br />LIMITATION: THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY CANNOT BE USED TO EXECUTE NOTE GUARANTEE, MORTGAGE DEFICIENCY, MORTGAGE
<br />GUARANTEE, OR BANK DEPOSITORY BONDS.
<br />and to bind any of the Companies thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such bonds were signed by the President, sealed with the corporate
<br />seal of the applicable Company and duly attested by its Secretary, hereby ratifying and confirming all that the said Attorney(s)-in-Fact may do in
<br />the premises. Said appointment is made under and by authority of the following resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of each of the
<br />WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY, WESTFIELD NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY and OHIO FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY:
<br />"Be It Resolved, that the President, any Senior Executive, any Secretary or any Fidelity & Surety Operations Executive or other Executive shall
<br />be and is hereby vested with full power and authority to appoint anyone or more suitable persons as Attorney(s)-in-Fact to represent and act for
<br />and on behalf of the Company subject to the following provisions:
<br />The Attorney-In-Fact. may be given full power and authority for and in the name of and on behalf of the Company, to execute, acknowledge and
<br />deliver, any and all bonds, recognizances, contracts, agreements of indemnity and other conditional or obligatory undertakings and any and all
<br />notices and documents canceling or terminating the Company's liability thereunder, and any such instruments so executed by any such
<br />Attorney-in-Fact shall be as binding upon the Company as if signed by the President and sealed and attested by the Corporate Secretary."
<br />"Be It Further Resolved, that the signature of any such designated person and the seal of the Company heretofore or hereafter affixed to any
<br />power of attorney or any certificate relating thereto by facsimile, and any power of attorney or certificate bearing facsimile signatures or facsimile
<br />seal shall be valid and binding upon the Company with respect to any bond or undertaking to which it is attached." (Each adopted at a meeting
<br />held on February 8, 2000).
<br />In Witness Whereof, WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY, WESTFIELD NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY and OHIO FARMERS INSURANCE
<br />COMPANY have caused these presents to be signed by their Senior Executive and their corporate seals to be hereto affixed this 12th day of
<br />SEPTEMBER A.D., 2002 .
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<br />WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY
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<br />By:
<br />Richard L. Kinnaird, Jr., Senior Executive
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<br />On this 12th day of SEPTEMBER A.D., 2002 , before me personally came Richard L, Kinnaird, Jr. to me known, who, being by me duly
<br />sworn, did depose and say, that he resides in Medina, Ohio; that he is Senior Executive of WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY, WESTFIELD
<br />NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY and OHIO FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY, the companies described in and which executed the above
<br />instrument; that he knows the seals of said Companies; that the seals affixed to said instrument are such corporate seals; that they were so affixed
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<br />I, John T. H, Batchelder, Secretary of WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY, WESTFIELD NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY and OHIO
<br />FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of a Power of Attorney, executed by
<br />said Companies, which is still in full force and effect; and furthermore, the resolutions of the Boards of Directors, set out in the Power of Attorney
<br />are in full force and effect.
<br />In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seals of said Companies at Westfield Center, Ohio, this 17truay of
<br />May A.D., 2005.
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<br />My Commission Does Not Expire (Sec. 147.03 Ohio Revised Code)
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<br />John T. H. Batchelder, Secretary
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