THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY SUPERCEDES ANY PREVIOUS POWER BEARING THIS SAME
<br />POWER #AND ISSUED PRIOR TO 10/12/21, FOR ANY PERSON OR PERSONS NAMED BELOW.
<br />General � POWER No. 4s3os�2 00
<br />Power Westfield Insurance Ca.
<br />of Attorney Westfield National Insurance Co.
<br />CERTIFIED COPY Ohio Farmers Insurance Ca.
<br />Westfield Center, Ohio
<br />Know All Men by These Presents, That WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY, WESTFIELD NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY and OHIO
<br />FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY, corporations, hereinafter referred to individually as a 'Company' and collectively as "Companies," duly
<br />organized and existing under the laws of the State of Ohio, and having its principal office in Westfield Center, Medina County, Ohio, do by these
<br />presents make, constitute and appoint
<br />MICHAEL J. DOUGLAS, CHRIS M. STEINAGEL, CHRISTOPHER M. KEMP, ROBERT DOWNEY, CONNIE SMITH, KORY MORTEL,
<br />ELIOT MOTU, SAMUEL DUCHOW, JOINTLY OR SEVERALLY
<br />of HUDSON and State of WI its true and lawful Attorneys) -in -Fact, with full power and authority hereby conferred in its name,
<br />place and stead, to execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all bonds, recognizances, undertakings, or other instruments or contracts of
<br />suretyship- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
<br />LIMITATION: THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY CANNOT BE USED TO EXECUTE NOTE GUARANTEE, MORTGAGE DEFICIENCY, MORTGAGE
<br />GUARANTEE, OR BANK DEPOSITORY BONDS.
<br />and to bind any of the Companies thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such bonds were signed by the President, sealed with the corporate
<br />seal of the applicable Company and duly attested by its Secretary, hereby ratifying and confirming all that the said Attorneys) -in -Fact may do in
<br />the premises. Said appointment is made under and by authority of the following resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of each of the
<br />WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY, WESTFIELD NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY and OHIO FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY:
<br />'Be It Resolved, that the President, any Senior Executive, any Secretary or any Fidelity &Surety Operations Executive or other Executive shall
<br />be and is hereby vested with full power and authority to appoint any one or more suitable persons as Attorneys) -in -Fact to represent and act for
<br />and on behalf of the Company subject to the following provisions:
<br />The Attorney -in -Fact. may be given full power and authority for and in the name of and on behalf of the Company, to execute, acknowledge and
<br />deliver, any and all bonds, recognizances, contracts, agreements of indemnity and other conditional or obligatory undertakings and any and all
<br />notices and documents canceling or terminating the Company's liability thereunder, and any such instruments so executed by any such
<br />Attorney -in -Fact shall be as binding upon the Company as if signed by the President and sealed and attested by the Corporate Secretary."
<br />"Be it Further Resolved, that the signature of any such designated person and the seal of the Company heretofore or hereafter affixed to any
<br />power of attorney or any certificate relating thereto by facsimile, and any power of attorney or certificate bearing facsimile signatures or facsimile
<br />seal shall be valid and binding upon the Company with respect to any bond or undertaking to which it is attached." (Each adopted at a meeting
<br />held on February 8, 2000).
<br />!n Witness Whereof, WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY, WESTFIELD NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY and OHIO FARMERS INSURANCE
<br />COMPANY have caused these presents to be signed by their National Surety Leader and Senior Executive and their corporate seals to be hereto
<br />affixed this 12th day of OCTOBER A.D., 2021 .
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<br />State of Ohio BY� �
<br />County of Medina ss.: Gary W. tumper, Nationa Surety Leader and
<br />Senior Executive
<br />On this 12th day of OCTOBER A.D., 2021 ,before me personally came Gary W. Stumper to me known, who, being by me duly sworn,
<br />did depose and say, that he resides in Hartford, CT; that he is National Surety Leader and Senior Executive of WESTFIELD INSURANCE
<br />COMPANY, WESTFIELD NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY and OHIO FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY, the companies described in and which
<br />executed the above instrument; that he knows the seals of said Companies; that the seals affixed to said instrument are such corporate seals; that
<br />they were so affixed by order of the Boards of Directors of said Companies; and that he signed his name thereto by like order.
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<br />State of Ohio �, ,�. •�'�o� David A. Kotnik, Attorney at Law, Notary Public
<br />County of Medina ss.: ';,�.y ��•T�.- My Commission Does Not Expire (Sec. 147.03 Ohio Revised Code)
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<br />I, Frank A. Carrino, Secretary of WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY, WESTFIELD NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY and OHIO FARMERS
<br />INSURANCE COMPANY, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of a Power of Attorney, executed by said
<br />Companies, which is still in full force and effect; and furthermore, the resolutions of the Boards of Directors, set out in the Power of Attorney are
<br />in full force and effect.
<br />In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seals of said Companies at Westfield Center, Ohio, this 17th day of
<br />December A.D., 2024 .
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<br />•..,....r � •.,, ,t•' �. . ,•.• ' � Frank A. Carrino, Secretary
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