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THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY SUPERCEDES ANY PREVIOUS POWER BEARING THIS SAME POWER # AND ISSUED PRIOR TO 05/05/22, FOR ANY PERSON OR PERSONS NAMED BELOW. Westfield Insurance Co.Westfield National Insurance Co.Ohio Farmers Insurance Co.Westfield Center, OhioKnowAllMenbyThesePresents,ThatWESTFIELDINSURANCECOMPANY,WESTFIELDNATIONALINSURANCECOMPANYandOHIOFARMERSINSURANCECOMPANY,corporations,hereinafterreferredtoindividuallyasa"Company"andcollectivelyas"Companies,"dulyorganizedandexistingunderthelawsoftheStateofOhio,andhavingitsprincipalofficeinWestfieldCenter,MedinaCounty,Ohio,doby thesepresents make, constitute and appointCHRISTINE SCOTT, WENDY SCHMID, EMILY B. TSCHIMPERLE, TRACY CHEHOSKI, MICHAEL ZAHN, JOHN KLEIN, STEVE KLEIN, KARLA HUNT, RITA CARLSON, KERRI HATTON-RUDNIK, TOM TOWNER, JOINTLY OR SEVERALLY of MINNEAPOLIS and State of MN itstrueandlawfulAttorney(s)-in-Fact,withfullpowerandauthorityherebyconferredinitsname,placeandstead,toexecute,acknowledgeanddeliver anyandallbonds,recognizances,undertakings,orotherinstrumentsorcontractsofsuretyship in any penal limit. -- ------------------------ ------------------------ ---- .LIMITATION:THISPOWEROFATTORNEYCANNOTBEUSEDTOEXECUTENOTEGUARANTEE,MORTGAGEDEFICIENCY,MORTGAGEGUARANTEE, OR BANK DEPOSITORY BONDS.and to bind any oftheCompaniestherebyasfullyandtothesameextentasifsuchbondsweresignedbythePresident,sealedwiththecorporatesealoftheapplicableCompanyanddulyattestedbyitsSecretary,herebyratifyingand confirming all that the said Attorney(s)-in-Fact may do inthepremises.SaidappointmentismadeunderandbyauthorityofthefollowingresolutionadoptedbytheBoardofDirectorsofeachoftheWESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY, WESTFIELD NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY and OHIO FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY:"Be It Resolved, that the President, any Senior Executive, any Secretary or any Fidelity & Surety Operations Executive or other Executiveshallbeandis hereby vested with full power and authority to appoint any one or more suitable persons as Attorney(s)-in-Fact to represent and act forand on behalf of the Company subject to the following provisions:The Attorney-in-Fact.may be given full power and authority forandinthenameofandonbehalfoftheCompany,toexecute,acknowledgeanddeliver,anyandallbonds,recognizances,contracts,agreementsofindemnityandotherconditionalorobligatoryundertakingsandanyandallnoticesanddocumentscancelingorterminatingtheCompany'sliabilitythereunder,andanysuchinstrumentssoexecutedbyanysuchAttorney-in-Fact shall be as binding upon the Company as if signed by the President and sealed and attested by the Corporate Secretary.""Be it Further Resolved,thatthesignatureofanysuchdesignatedpersonandthesealoftheCompanyheretoforeorhereafteraffixedtoanypower of attorney or any certificate relating thereto by facsimile, and any power of attorneyorcertificatebearingfacsimilesignaturesorfacsimilesealshallbevalidandbindingupontheCompanywithrespecttoanybondorundertakingtowhichitisattached."(Eachadoptedatameetingheld on February 8, 2000).InWitnessWhereof,WESTFIELDINSURANCECOMPANY,WESTFIELDNATIONALINSURANCECOMPANYandOHIOFARMERSINSURANCECOMPANYhave caused these presents to be signed by their National Surety Leader and Senior Executive and their corporate seals to be heretoaffixed this 05th day of MAY A.D., 2022 .POWERNO.2263422 03 GeneralPowerofAttorneyCERTIFIEDCOPYCorporateSealsAffixedState of OhioCounty of Medinass.:WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANYWESTFIELD NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANYOHIO FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANYBy:Gary W. Stumper, National Surety Leader andSenior ExecutiveOnthis05thdayofMAY A.D.,2022 ,beforemepersonallycame GaryW.Stumper tomeknown,who,beingbymedulysworn,diddeposeandsay,thatheresidesin Medina,OH;thatheis NationalSuretyLeader and SeniorExecutive ofWESTFIELDINSURANCECOMPANY, WESTFIELD NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY andOHIOFARMERSINSURANCECOMPANY,thecompaniesdescribedinandwhichexecuted the above instrument; that he knows the seals of said Companies; that the sealsaffixedtosaidinstrumentaresuchcorporateseals;thatthey were so affixed by order of the Boards of Directors of said Companies; and that he signed his name thereto by like order.NotarialSealAffixedState of OhioCounty of Medinass.:David A. Kotnik, Attorney at Law, Notary PublicMy Commission Does Not Expire (Sec. 147.03 Ohio Revised Code)I,FrankA.Carrino, SecretaryofWESTFIELDINSURANCECOMPANY,WESTFIELDNATIONALINSURANCECOMPANYandOHIOFARMERSINSURANCECOMPANY,doherebycertifythattheaboveandforegoingisatrueandcorrectcopyofaPowerofAttorney,executedbysaidCompanies, which is still in full force and effect; and furthermore, the resolutions of theBoardsofDirectors,setoutinthePowerofAttorneyarein full force and effect.InWitnessWhereof,IhavehereuntosetmyhandandaffixedthesealsofsaidCompaniesatWestfieldCenter,Ohio,this dayof A.D., .Frank A. Carrino, SecretaryBPOAC2 (combined) (03-22)18th
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