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TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA
<br /> •- TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY
<br /> FARMINGTON CASUALTY COMPANY
<br /> Hartford,Connecticut 06183-9062
<br /> POWER OF ATTORNEY AND CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY OF ATTORNEY(S)-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 make, constitute and appoint: Donald W. Harer, Barbara G. Sands, Dan Dohse, Dan Stein, Gloria Carlson, Joy
<br /> Bombardo, Sara Range, Ruthann Burford, Paul J. Gregoire, Brian J. Oestreich, Sarajane Trapp, John M. Small, Judith A.
<br /> Seith, Lisa M. Slakes, Teresa M. Henry, Gina Banks Eanes, Jill M. Howe, Frank Phillips, Barbara Byrne, Catherine
<br /> Bruneteau,Janet C.Lamoureux, Stephanie J.Watts,Barbara K.Bussen,Mark S.Costello, Kathy Burgoyne,Jenna Halonen,
<br /> Brent McBeath, of Minneapolis, Minnesota; Brookfield, Wisconsin; Omaha, Nebraska; West Des Moines, Iowa, their true
<br /> and lawful Attorney(s)-in-Fact, with full power and authority hereby conferred to sign, execute and acknowledge, at any place within
<br /> the United States, the following instrument(s): by his/her sole signature and act, any and all bonds, recognizances, contracts of
<br /> indemnity, and other writings obligatory in the nature of a bond, recognizance, or conditional undertaking and any and all consents
<br /> incident thereto and to bind the Companies, thereby as fully and to the same extent as if the same were signed by the duly authorized
<br /> officers of the Companies, and all the acts of said Attorney(s)-in-Fact, pursuant to the authority herein given, are hereby ratified and
<br /> confirmed.
<br /> This appointment is made under and by authority of the following Standing Resolutions of said Companies,which Resolutions are now
<br /> in full force 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 and
<br /> 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 to sign
<br /> with the Company's name and seal with the Company's seal bonds,recognizances,contracts of indemnity,and other writings obligatory in the nature
<br /> of a bond,recognizance, or conditional undertaking, and any of said officers or the Board of Directors at any time may remove any such appointee
<br /> 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 may
<br /> delegate all or any part of the foregoing authority to one or more officers or employees of this Company, provided that each such delegation is in
<br /> 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 conditional undertaking
<br /> shall be valid and binding upon the Company when(a)signed by the President,any Vice Chairman,any Executive Vice President,any Senior Vice
<br /> President or any Vice President, any Second Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Corporate Secretary or any Assistant
<br /> Secretary and duly attested and sealed with the Company's seal by a Secretary or Assistant Secretary,or(b)duly executed(under seal,if required)by
<br /> one or more Attorneys-in-Fact and Agents pursuant to the power prescribed in his or her certificate or their certificates of authority or by one or more
<br /> Company officers 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, 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 any
<br /> power of attorney or to any certificate relating thereto appointing Resident Vice Presidents, Resident Assistant Secretaries or Attorneys-in-Fact for
<br /> purposes only of executing and attesting bonds and undertakings and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof,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 and
<br /> certified b y such facsimile signature and facsimile seal shall be valid and binding upon the Company in the future with respect to any bond or
<br /> undertaking to which it is attached.
<br /> (1 1-00 Standard)
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