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<br /> EMC Insurance Companies P.O. Box 712 •Des Moines,Iowa 50303 No. 3, 3 1 rl 3
<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. American Liberty Insurance Company,an Iowa Corporation
<br /> 3. Union Insurance Company of Providence,a Rhode Island Company 7, The Hamilton Mutual Insurance Company,an Ohio Corporation
<br /> 4. Illinois EMCASCO Insurance Company,an Illinois Corporation
<br /> PjyKI16rr fer ed tgrs&KCas ( y ntl Ilnrt I a Com ð does b the e llKA r ake,¢ t�nd5 6TVIDUALLY, GRAND
<br /> JUNCTION, COLORADO------------------------------1---1-----------------------------------------
<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 band 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 the first
<br /> regularly scheduled meeting of each company duly called and held in 1997�
<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 of mechanically reproduced signature of such officer, whether made heretofore or hereafter, wherever appearing upon a
<br /> certified copy of any power-of•attorney of the Company,shall be valid and binding upon the Company with the same force and affect as though manually affixed.
<br /> IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the Companies have caused these presents to be signed for each by their officers as shown,and the Corporate seals to be hereto affixed this
<br /> loth day of February 19 97
<br /> Seals
<br /> Bruce G.Kelley,C airman Donald L.Cough wer
<br /> 'sco'"S any. of Companies 2,3,4.15&6: resident of Assistant Secretary
<br /> of Company 1:Vice Chairman and
<br /> SEAL _ + ` - CEO of Company 7
<br /> 1863 1953
<br /> " loth February 97
<br /> On this _ _day of AD 19 before me a
<br /> Tu i Notary Public in and for the State of Iowa. personally appeared Bruce G Kelley and Donald
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<br /> 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.
<br /> SEAL SEAL = __ SEAL = respectively, of each of The Companies above: that the seals affixed to this instrument are
<br /> the seals of said corporations that said instrument was signed and sealed on behalf of each
<br /> 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 /> M Tu /i of said instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of each of the Companies
<br /> OTU4 �� My Commission Expires December 8 1999
<br /> `"' �� h ."` `•. AMY LEE PETERSEN // �y�^MY COMMISSION EXPIRES �&VZJJ
<br /> yyr�?'SURAN�v�o . . December 8,1999 Notary PL&ic in and for the State of Iowa
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<br /> CERTIFICATE
<br /> I,David L Hixenbaugh.Vice President of the Companies,do hereby certify that the foiego9q resolution
<br /> solution of the Boards of Directors by each of the
<br /> Companies,and this Power of Attorney issued pursuant thereto on February 10, -1 99
<br /> on behalf of Patricia A. Touve, Barry N. Blanchard, Janet L. Neil, Sandra K. Pierce
<br /> are true and correct and are still;n full force and effect.
<br /> In Testimony Whereof I have subscribed my name and affixed the facsimile seal of each Company this 25THay of AUGUST ,1998 .
<br /> `/� / Vice-President
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