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RELIANCE SURETY COMPANY
<br /> 'RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANYUNITED PACIFIC RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY EM IT COMPANYNCE C OMPANY 01186
<br /> VALID ONLY IF NUMBER IS IN RED
<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 Delaware,
<br /> and that RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY and UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY, are corporations duly organized under the laws of the
<br /> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and that RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY is a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of
<br /> Wisconsin(herein collectively called"the Companies")and that the Companies by virtue of signature and seals do hereby make,constitute and appoint
<br /> Terrence E.Dreiling of Denver,Colorado
<br /> their true and lawful Attorney(s)-in-Fact,to make,execute,seal and deliver for and on their behalf,and as their act and deed:
<br /> Contract Bonds-Maximum Penalty $1,250,000
<br /> All Other Bonds-Maximum Penalty $15,000
<br /> "ANY BOND OR INDEMNITY PROVIDED THAT WRITTEN AUTHORITY FROM AN OFFICER OF THE COMPANIES
<br /> SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZING ITS EXECUTION ACCOMPANIES THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY."
<br /> and to bind the Companies thereby as full and to the same extent as if such bonds and undertakings and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof were
<br /> signed by an Executive Officer of the Companies and sealed and attested by one other of such officers, and hereby ratifies and confirms all that their said
<br /> 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, RELIANCE
<br /> INSURANCE COMPANY, UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY,and RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY which provisions are now in
<br /> full force and effect,reading as follows:
<br /> ARTICLE VII-EXECUTION OF BONDS AND UNDERTAKING
<br /> 1. The Board of Directors,the President,the Chairman of the Board,any Senior Vice President, any Vice President or Assistant Vice President
<br /> or other officer designated by the Board of Directors shall have power and authority to (a) appoint Attorneys)-in-Fact and to authorize them to execute on
<br /> behalf of the Company, bonds and undertakings, recognizances,contracts of indemnity and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof, and(b)to remove
<br /> any such Attorney(s)-in-Fact at any time and revoke the power and authority given to them.
<br /> 2. Attorney(s)-in-Fact shall have power and authority, subject to the terms and limitations of the Power of Attorney issued to them, to execute
<br /> deliver on behalf of the Company, bonds and undertakings, recognizances, contracts of indemnity and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof. The
<br /> corporate seal is not necessary for the validity of any bonds and undertakings,recognizances,contracts of indemnity and other writings obligatory in the nature
<br /> thereof.
<br /> 3. Attorney(s)-in-Fact shall have power and authority to execute affidavits required to be attached to bonds,recognizances,contracts of indemnity
<br /> or other conditional or obligatory undertakings and they shall also have power and authority to certify the financial statement of the Company and to copies of
<br /> the By-Laws of the Company or any article or section thereof.
<br /> This Power of Attorney is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by authority of the following resolutions adopted by the Executive and Finance Committees
<br /> of the Boards of Directors of United Pacific Insurance Company and Reliance National Indemnity Company by Unanimous Consents dated as of February 28,
<br /> 1994, by the Executive and Finance Committee of Reliance Insurance Company at a meeting held on March 10, 1994 and by the Executive and Finance
<br /> Committee of the Board of Directors 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
<br /> any certificates relating thereto by facsimile,and any such Power of Attorney or certificate bearing such facsimile signatures or facsimile
<br /> seal shall be valid and binding upon the Company and any such Power so executed and certified by facsimile signatures and facsimile
<br /> seal shall be valid and binding upon the Company,in the future with respect to any bond or undertaking to which it Is attached."
<br /> IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Companies have caused these presents to be signed and their corporate seals to be hereto affixed, this 4th day of April,
<br /> 1996.
<br /> RELIANCE SURETY COMPANY
<br /> RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY
<br /> UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY
<br /> RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
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<br /> STATE OF Pennsylvania }
<br /> COUNTY OF Philadelphia } ss.
<br /> On this,the 4th day of April,1996,before me,Valencia Wortham,appeared David T.Akers,who acknowledged himself to be the Senior Vice President of
<br /> Reliance Surety Company, and the Vice President of Reliance Insurance Company, United Pacific Insurance Company and Reliance National Indemnity
<br /> Company, and that as such, being authorized to do so, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained by signing the name of the
<br /> corporation by himself as its duly authorized officer.
<br /> In witness whereof,I have hereunto set my hand and official seal.
<br /> G\A Wp`
<br /> NOTARIAL SEAL
<br /> VALENCIA WORTHAM,Notary Public
<br /> City of Philadelphia,Phila.County o / Notary Public in and for State of Pennsylvania
<br /> My Commission Expires Nov.18,1996 qRy / y Y
<br /> Residing at Philadelphia
<br /> I,Anita Zippert, Secretary of RELIANCE SURETY COMPANY, RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY, UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY, and
<br /> RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of a Power of Attorney executed by
<br /> 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 2D�J day of JULY 1996
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<br /> Secretary
<br /> THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY EFFECTIVE ONLY IF ATTACHED TO BOND NO. TD—01186 Iry
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