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<br />RELIANCE SURETY COMPANY ~'~""' ~`
<br />UMTED PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY ~LIANCE INSURAIVCE COMPANY
<br />RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMIVITY COMPANY
<br />ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
<br />POWER OF ATTORNEY
<br />KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that RELIANCE SURETY COMPANY is a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Del-
<br />aware, and that RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY and UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY, are corporations duly organized under the laws
<br />of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and that RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY is a corporation duly organized under the laws of
<br />the State of Wisconsin (herein collectively called "the Companies") and that the Companies by virtue of signature and seals do hereby make,
<br />constitute and appoint Thomas J. Jochums, Lori Whitted, Kenneth D. Houtz, Krista M. Stromberg, Patrick D. Dineen, of Seattle, Washington their
<br />true and lawful Attorney~s--in-Fact, to make, execute, seal and deliver for and on their behalf, and as their act and deed a~y and all bonds and
<br />undertakings of suretyship and to bind 2he Companies thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such bonds and undertakings and other
<br />writings obligatory in the nature thereof were signed by an Executive Officer of the Companies and sealed and attested by one other of such
<br />officers, and hereby ratifies and confirms all that their said Attorney~s)-in-Fact may do in pursuance hereof.
<br />This Power of Attorney is granted under and by the authority of Article VII of the By-Laws of RELIANCE SURETY COMPANY,
<br />RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY, UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY, and RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY which
<br />provisions are now in full force and effect, reading as follows:
<br />ARTICLE VII - EXECUTION OF 80NDS AND UNOERTAKINGS
<br />1. The Board of Directors, the President, the Chairman of the Board, any Senior Vice Presiden4 any Vice President or Assistant Vice President or other officer designated by the Boa~d of
<br />Directors shall have power and autho~ity to (a1 appoint Attorneyls~-in-Fac[ and to authorize them to execu[e on behalf of the Company, bonds and undertakings, recognizances, contracts of indemni[y
<br />and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof, and (bl to remove any such Attorneyls)-in-Fact at any time and ~evoke the powe~ and autho~ity given to them.
<br />2. A[torneylsl-in-Fac[ shall have power and authoriry, subject to [he terms and limi[a[ions of the Power of Attorney issued to them, to execute deliver on behalf of the Company, bonds
<br />and undertakings, recognizances, contrects of indemnity and other writings obligatory in Ihe nature thereof. The corpore[e seal is not necessary for [he validity of any bo~ds and undertakings,
<br />recognizances, contracts of indemnity and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof.
<br />3. Attorney(s)-in-Fact shall have power and authority to execute affidavits reQuired [o be attached to bonds, recognizances, contracts of indemnity or other conditional or obligatory
<br />undertakings a~d they shalt also have power and authority to cer[ify [he financial sta[ement of the Company and to copies of the By-Laws of the Company or any article or section thereof.
<br />This Power of Attomey is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by authoriry of [he following resolution adopted by the Executive and Finance Committees of [he Boards of Directors of Reliance
<br />Insurance Company, United Pacific Insurance Company and Reliance National Indemnity Company by Unanimous Consent dated as of February 28, 1994 and by the Executive and Financial
<br />Committee of the Board of Directo~s of Reliance Surety Company by Unanimous Consent dated as of March 31, 1994.
<br />"Resolved that the signatures of such directors and officers and the seal of the Company may be affixed to any such Power of Attorney or any certificates relating thereto by
<br />facsimile,and any such Power of Attorney or certificate beaiing such facsimile signatwes or tacsimile seal shall be valid and binding upon [he Company and any such Powe~ so
<br />executed and certified by facsimile signatures and facsimile seal shall be valid and binding upon the Company, in the future with respect to any bond or undertaking to which it is
<br />attached.'
<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Companies have caused these presents to be signed and their corporate seals to be hereto affixed, this July 19,
<br />1996.
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<br />~ ~sut,~ ' ~ ~~j 'r~''~~~~ '~ ~,~4. UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY
<br />s o,N~ `~ , °bUt~ ~ ~`5~~~~ ~ RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
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<br />STATE OF Washington } ~
<br />COUNTY OF King } ss.
<br />On this, July 19, 1996, before me, Janet Blankley, personally appeared Mark W. Alsup, who acknowledged himself to be the Vice President of
<br />the Reliance Surety Company, and the Vice President of Reliance Insurance Company, United Pacific Insurance Company, and Reliance National
<br />Indemnity Company and that as such, being authorized to do so, executed the foregoing instrument for the purpose therein contained by signing
<br />the name of the corporation by himself as its duly authorized officer.
<br />In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
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<br />Notary ublic in and for the State of Washing n
<br />Residing at Puyallup
<br />I, Robyn Layng, Assistant Secretary of RELIANCE SURETY COMPANY, RE~LIFqNCE INSURANCE COMPANY, UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE COMP-
<br />ANY, and RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Power
<br />of Attorney executed by said Companies, which is still in full force and effect.
<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seals of said Companies this lOtl~aY f OCtober 19 97
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