POWER OF ATTORNEY APPOINTING INDIVIDUAL ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
<br /> Know All Men By These Presents,That Continental Casualty Company, an Illinois corporation, National Fire Insurance Company of
<br /> Hartford,a Connecticut corporation, and American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania,a Pennsylvania corporation(herein called
<br /> "the CNA Companies"), are duly organized and existing corporations having their principal offices in the City of Chicago, and State of Illinois,
<br /> and that they do by virtue of the signatures and seals herein affixed hereby make, constitute and appoint
<br /> Dale E. Clark, Brian A. Clark,Wendy M. Lands, Heidi S. Skiendziel, Individually
<br /> of Charlotte, North Carolina
<br /> their true and lawful Attorneys)-in-Fact with full power and authority hereby conferred to sign,seal and execute for and on their behalf
<br /> bonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of similar nature
<br /> —In Unlimited Amounts—
<br /> and to bind them thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such instruments were signed by a duly authorized officer of their corporations
<br /> and all the acts of said Attorney,pursuant to the authority hereby given is hereby ratified and confirmed.
<br /> This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the By-Law and Resolutions, printed on the reverse
<br /> hereof,duly adopted, as indicated, by the Boards of Directors of the corporations.
<br /> In Witness Whereof,the CNA Companies have caused these presents to be signed by their Vice President and their corporate seals to
<br /> be hereto affixed on this 20th day of June, 2002.
<br /> IC!` GASlA,1It wsuft Continental Casualty Company
<br /> cAii°o'u te National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford
<br /> American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania
<br /> SEAL r e 1897 HARD
<br /> Michael Gengler Group Vice President
<br /> State of Illinois, County of Cook,ss:
<br /> On this 20th day of June,2002,before me personally came Michael Gengler to me known,who, being by me duly sworn,did depose and
<br /> say:that he resides in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois;that he is a Group Vice President of Continental Casualty Company, an Illinois
<br /> corporation, National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford,a Connecticut corporation, and American Casualty Company of Reading,
<br /> Pennsylvania,a Pennsylvania corporation described in and which executed the above instrument;that he knows the seals of said corporations;
<br /> that the seals affixed to the said instrument are such corporate seals;that they were so affixed pursuant to authority given by the Boards of
<br /> Directors of said corporations and that he signed his name thereto pursuant to like authority,and acknowledges same to be the act and deed of
<br /> said corporations.
<br /> "OFFICIAL SEAL' c
<br /> DIANE FAULKNER
<br /> Notary Public,State of Illinois
<br /> My Commission Expires 9/17/05 Vcuu_u��
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<br /> My Commission Expires September 17, 2005 Diane Faulkner Notary Public
<br /> CERTIFICATE
<br /> I, Mary A. Ribikawskis,Assistant Secretary of Continental Casualty Company, an Illinois corporation, National Fire Insurance Company of
<br /> Hartford, a Connecticut corporation, and American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania, a Pennsylvania corporation do hereby certify
<br /> that the Power of Attorney herein above set forth is still in force,and further certify that the By-Law and Resolution of the Board of Directors of
<br /> the corporations printed on the reverse hereof is still in forc `II testimony whereof I have h r to subscribed my name and affixed the seal of
<br /> the said corporations this 10 day of JC, ME
<br /> 4 r tNR�'�C� 0° Continental Casualty Company
<br /> t�r ` a �M� pp4T National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford
<br /> >� American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania
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<br /> 1897 NARK •
<br /> Mary A.Ribikawskis Assistant Secretary
<br /> (Rev. 10/11/01)
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