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<br /> ' TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA `
<br /> TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY
<br /> FARMINGTON CASUALTY COMPANY
<br /> Hartford, Connecticut 06163-9062
<br /> POWER OF ATTORNEY AND CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY OF ATTORNEYS)-IN-FACT
<br /> ` KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF
<br /> AMERICA, TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY and FARMINGTON CASUALTY COMPANY,
<br /> corporations duly organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut, and having their principal offices in the City of Hartford,
<br /> County of Hartford, State of Connecticut, (hereinafter the "Companies") hath made, constituted and appointed, and do by these
<br /> presents snake, constitute and appoint: James C. Pateidl, Melissa D. Evans, Janet L Rehkop, Patrick T. Pribyl, Kathy M.
<br /> Loftus, Debra J. Scarborough, David M. Lockton, Toni P. O'Rear, Veronica Lawyer, Christy M. McCart, Mary T. Flanigan,
<br /> Ronald J. Lockton, of Kansas City, Missouri, their true and lawful Attorney(s)-in-Fact, with full power and authority hereby
<br /> conferred to sign, execute and acknowledge, at any place within the United States, the following instrument(s): by his/her
<br /> sole
<br /> signature and act, any and all bonds, recognizances, contracts of indemnity, and other writings obligatory in the nature of a bond,
<br /> recognizance, or conditional undertaking and arty and all consents incident thereto and to bind the Companies, thereby as fully and
<br /> to the same extent as if the same were signed by the duly authorized officers of the Companies, and all the acts of said Attomey(s)-
<br /> in-Fact, pursuant to the authority herein given, are hereby ratified and confirmed.
<br /> This appointment is made under and by authority of the following Standing Resolutions of said Companies, which Resolutions are
<br /> now in full fora and effect:
<br /> VOTED: That the Chairman, the President, any Vice Chairman, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, any
<br /> Second Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Corporate Secretary or any Assistant Secretary may appoint Attorneys-in-Fact
<br /> and Agents to act for and on behalf of the company and may give such appointee such authority as his or her certificate of authority may prescribe
<br /> to sign with the Company's name and seal with the Company's seal bonds, recwgnizances, contracts of indemnity, and other writings obligatory in
<br /> ` the nature of a bond, recognizance, or conditional undataking, and any of said officers or the Board of Directors at any time may remove any
<br />such
<br /> appointee and revoke the power given him or her.
<br /> VOTED: That the Chairman, the President, any Vice Chairman, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President or any Vice President
<br /> may delegate all or any part of the foregoing authority to one or more officers or employees of this Company, provided that each such delegation
<br /> is
<br /> ' in writing and a copy thereof is filed in the office of the Secretary.
<br /> VOTED: That any bond, recognizance, contract of indemnity, or writing obligatory in the nature of a bond, recognizance, or
<br /> conditional
<br /> undertaking shall be valid and binding upon the Company when (a) signed by the President, any Vice Chairman, any Executive Vice President, any
<br /> Senior Vice President or any Vice President, any Second Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Corporate Secretary or any
<br /> ' Assistant Secretary and duly attested and sealed with the Company's seal by a Secretary or Assistant Secretary, or (b) duly executed (under seal,
<br /> if
<br /> required) by one or more Attomeysin-Fad and Agents pursuant to the power prescribed in his or her certificate or their certificates of authority or
<br /> by one or more Company offices pursuant to a written delegation of authority.
<br /> This Power of Attorney and Certificate of Authority is signed and sealed by facsimile (mechanical or printed) under and by
<br /> authority of the following Standing Resolution voted by the Boards of Directors of TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY
<br /> COMPANY OF AMERICA, TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY and FARMINGTON CASUALTY
<br /> COMPANY, which Resolution is now in full force and effect:
<br /> VOTED: That the signature of each of the following officers: President, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President,
<br /> any Vice
<br /> President, any Assistant Vice President, any Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to
<br /> any
<br /> power of attorney or to any certificate relating thereto appointing Resident Vice Presidents, Resider Assistant Secretaries or Attorneys-in-Fad
<br />for
<br /> purposes only of executing and attesting bonds and undertakings and other writings obligatory in the nature Chemo& and any such power of attorney
<br /> or certificate bearing such facsimile signature or facsimile seal shall be valid and binding upon the Company and any such power so executed
<br /> and
<br /> certified by such facsimile signature and facsimile sail shall be valid and binding upon the Company in the future with respect to
<br /> any bond or
<br /> — undertaking to which it is attached
<br /> (11 -00 Standard)
<br /> A TRUE COPY
<br /> CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE
<br /> JX BARTON , CLERK
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