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<br /> THE FACE.Of THIS DOCUMENT HAS A COLOREDBACKGROUND ON PAPER" OF D• • •AT AN •
<br /> EMC Insurance Companies No. 391553
<br /> P.O.Box 712•Des Moines,Iowa 50303
<br /> CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY INDIVIDUAL ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
<br /> KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that:
<br /> 1. Employers Mutual Casualty Company,an Iowa Corporation 5. Dakota Fire Insurance Company,a North Dakota Corporation
<br /> 2. EMCASCO Insurance Company,an Iowa Corporation 6. EMC Property&Casualty Company,an Iowa Corporation
<br /> 3. Union Insurance Company of Providence,an Iowa Corporation 7. The Hamilton Mutual Insurance Company,an Ohio Corporation
<br /> 4. Illinois EMCASCO Insurance Company,an Illinois Corporation
<br /> hereinafter referred to severally as"Company"and collectively as"Companies",each does,by these presents,make,constitute and appoint:
<br /> BARRY N.BLANCHARD,SANDRA K.PIERCE,EILEEN A.BLANCHARD,TIMOTHY J.BLANCHARD,DEBORAH K.WINN,INDIVIDUALLY,
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<br /> its true and lawful attorney-in-fact,with full power and authority conferred to sign,seal,and execute its lawful bonds,undertakings,and other obligatory instruments of a
<br /> similar nature as follows:
<br /> IN AN AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING TEN MILLION DOLLARS...................................................................................................($10,000,000.00)
<br /> and to bind each Company thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such instruments were signed by the duly authorized officers of each such Company,and all of
<br /> the acts of said attorney pursuant to the authority hereby given are hereby ratified and confirmed
<br /> The authority hereby granted shall expire April 1,2000 unless sooner revoked.
<br /> AUTHORITY FOR POWER OF ATTORNEY
<br /> This Power-of-Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by the authority of the following resolution of the Boards of Directors of each of the Companies at a
<br /> regularly scheduled meeting of each company duly called and held in 1999.
<br /> RESOLVED:The President and Chief Executive Officer,any Vice President,the Treasurer and the Secretary of Employers Mutual Casualty Company shall have power
<br /> and authority to (1) appoint attorneys-in-fact and authorize them to execute on behalf of each Company and attach the seal of the Company thereto, bonds and
<br /> undertakings,recognizances,contracts of indemnity and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof,and(2)to remove any such attorney-in-fact at any time and revoke
<br /> the power and authority given to him or her.Attorneys-in-fact shall have power and authority,subject to the terms and limitations of the power-of-attorney issued to them,
<br /> to execute and deliver on behalf of the Company, and to attach the seal of the Company thereto, bonds and undertakings, recognizances, contracts of indemnity and
<br /> other writings obligatory in the nature thereof,and any such instrument executed by any such attorney-in-fact shall be fully and in all respects binding upon the Company.
<br /> Certification as to the validity of any power-of-attorney authorized herein made by an officer of Employers Mutual Casualty Company shall be fully and in all respects
<br /> binding upon this Company The facsimile or mechanically reproduced signature of such officer, whether made heretofore or hereafter, wherever appearing upon a
<br /> certified copy of any power-of-attorney ofthe Company,shall be valid and binding upon the Company with the same force and affect as though manually affixed
<br /> IN WgIESS WHEREOF,the Comp ODerhave caused these p{gwts to be si ed for each by their officers as shown,and the Corporate seals to be hereto affixed this
<br /> day of VC yu
<br /> Seals �A g."a lzil'�
<br /> . Bruce G.Kelley,Chairman Donald L.Coughenn wer
<br /> PS�p1NSUgg2, JQPN, ,.. oF'';, o'�e.;Y,.....; of Companies 2,3,4,5&6;President Assistant Secretary
<br /> �`c`OPPORq�!•OF•• `_;=`pPP GgQrF=O•- oQ:=ORPOflq o,9= of Company 1;Vice Chairman and
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<br /> CEO of Company 7
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<br /> 5th October 1998
<br /> On this day of AD before me a
<br /> ;oNs .... ,' `Q�.su.R.. .^,,; ,,Qs�;;ual .qs', Notary Public in and for the State of Iowa, personally appeared Bruce G. Kelley and Donald
<br /> `'PPGR, ',O% ; ,nR4 ' 0- > 'POR a= L. Coughennower,who, being by me duly sworn,did say that they are,and are known to me
<br /> to be the Chairman, President, Vice Chairman and CEO, and/or Assistant Secretary,
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<br /> " __ .y: ,o; respectively, of each of The Companies above, that the seals affixed to this instrument are
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<br /> .°--,, ,,.•`* s •,, t( , ,,,` P• ; -,Fs .,, ,,`��Q,: the seals of said corporations, that said instrument was signed and sealed on behalf of each
<br /> MoiNES o,,• of the Companies by authority of their respective Boards of Directors; and that the said
<br /> "" Bruce G. Kelley and Donald L. Coughennower, as such officers, acknowledge the execution
<br /> MTT�giyG of said instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of each of the Companies.
<br /> 9 My Commission Expires Sep er 30,2000/
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<br /> MY COMMISSION EXPIRES
<br /> September 30,2000 NotaryPublic in and for the State of Iowa
<br /> arm CERTIFICATE
<br /> I,David L.Hixenbaugh,Vice President of the Companies,do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution of the Boards of Directors by each of the
<br /> Companies, d this Po r of Attorn iss e uant t r to on October 5,1998
<br /> on behalf of harry N. �anchard,S�anc�ra . fierce, been A.Blanchard,Timothy j.Blanchard,Deborah K Winn
<br /> are true and correct and are still in full force and effect.
<br /> In Testimony Whereof I have subscribed my name and affixed the facsimile seal of each Company this 2 8 t of JU1V 1999
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<br /> i��� Vice-President
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