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EXHIBIT NO. 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints Gregory E. Murphy and Thornton R. Land, and each of them, as his
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to do any and
all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments and documents which
said attorney-in-fact and agent may deem necessary or desirable to enable
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (the "Company") to comply with the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any rules, regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") thereunder, in
connection with the registration under the Act of shares of common stock of the
Company, par value $2.00 ("Common Stock") to be offered and sold by the Company
pursuant to the Selective Insurance Group, Inc. Stock Option Plan for Directors,
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned to a registration
statement under the Act on an appropriate form covering said shares of Common
Stock, and any amendments to such registration statement, to be filed with the
Commission, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in
connection with such registration statement or any amendments thereto; and the
undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney and agent shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 13th day of July, 2000.
/s/ Dale A. Thatcher
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Name: Dale A. Thatcher
Title: Senior Vice President of Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT NO. 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints Gregory E. Murphy and Thornton R. Land, and each of them, as his
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to do any and
all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments and documents which
said attorney-in-fact and agent may deem necessary or desirable to enable
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (the "Company") to comply with the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any rules, regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") thereunder, in
connection with the registration under the Act of shares of common stock of the
Company, par value $2.00 ("Common Stock") to be offered and sold by the Company
pursuant to the Selective Insurance Group, Inc. Stock Option Plan for Directors,
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned to a registration
statement under the Act on an appropriate form covering said shares of Common
Stock, and any amendments to such registration statement, to be filed with the
Commission, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in
connection with such registration statement or any amendments thereto; and the
undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney and agent shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 13th day of July, 2000.
/s/ Paul D. Bauer
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Name: Paul D. Bauer
Title: Director
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EXHIBIT NO. 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints Gregory E. Murphy and Thornton R. Land, and each of them, as his
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to do any and
all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments and documents which
said attorney-in-fact and agent may deem necessary or desirable to enable
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (the "Company") to comply with the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any rules, regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") thereunder, in
connection with the registration under the Act of shares of common stock of the
Company, par value $2.00 ("Common Stock") to be offered and sold by the Company
pursuant to the Selective Insurance Group, Inc. Stock Option Plan for Directors,
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned to a registration
statement under the Act on an appropriate form covering said shares of Common
Stock, and any amendments to such registration statement, to be filed with the
Commission, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in
connection with such registration statement or any amendments thereto; and the
undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney and agent shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 13th day of July, 2000.
/s/ A. David Brown
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Name: A. David Brown
Title: Director
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EXHIBIT NO. 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints Gregory E. Murphy and Thornton R. Land, and each of them, as his
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to do any and
all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments and documents which
said attorney-in-fact and agent may deem necessary or desirable to enable
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (the "Company") to comply with the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any rules, regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") thereunder, in
connection with the registration under the Act of shares of common stock of the
Company, par value $2.00 ("Common Stock") to be offered and sold by the Company
pursuant to the Selective Insurance Group, Inc. Stock Option Plan for Directors,
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned to a registration
statement under the Act on an appropriate form covering said shares of Common
Stock, and any amendments to such registration statement, to be filed with the
Commission, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in
connection with such registration statement or any amendments thereto; and the
undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney and agent shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 13th day of July, 2000.
/s/ William A. Dolan, II
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Name: William A. Dolan, II
Title: Director
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EXHIBIT NO. 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints Gregory E. Murphy and Thornton R. Land, and each of them, as his
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to do any and
all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments and documents which
said attorney-in-fact and agent may deem necessary or desirable to enable
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (the "Company") to comply with the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any rules, regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") thereunder, in
connection with the registration under the Act of shares of common stock of the
Company, par value $2.00 ("Common Stock") to be offered and sold by the Company
pursuant to the Selective Insurance Group, Inc. Stock Option Plan for Directors,
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned to a registration
statement under the Act on an appropriate form covering said shares of Common
Stock, and any amendments to such registration statement, to be filed with the
Commission, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in
connection with such registration statement or any amendments thereto; and the
undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney and agent shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 13th day of July, 2000.
/s/ William C. Gray, D.V.M.
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Name: William C. Gray, D.V.M.
Title: Director
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EXHIBIT NO. 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints Gregory E. Murphy and Thornton R. Land, and each of them, as his
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to do any and
all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments and documents which
said attorney-in-fact and agent may deem necessary or desirable to enable
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (the "Company") to comply with the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any rules, regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") thereunder, in
connection with the registration under the Act of shares of common stock of the
Company, par value $2.00 ("Common Stock") to be offered and sold by the Company
pursuant to the Selective Insurance Group, Inc. Stock Option Plan for Directors,
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned to a registration
statement under the Act on an appropriate form covering said shares of Common
Stock, and any amendments to such registration statement, to be filed with the
Commission, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in
connection with such registration statement or any amendments thereto; and the
undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney and agent shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 13th day of July, 2000.
/s/ C. Edward Herder
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Name: C. Edward Herder
Title: Director
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EXHIBIT NO. 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints Gregory E. Murphy and Thornton R. Land, and each of them, as his
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to do any and
all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments and documents which
said attorney-in-fact and agent may deem necessary or desirable to enable
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (the "Company") to comply with the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any rules, regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") thereunder, in
connection with the registration under the Act of shares of common stock of the
Company, par value $2.00 ("Common Stock") to be offered and sold by the Company
pursuant to the Selective Insurance Group, Inc. Stock Option Plan for Directors,
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned to a registration
statement under the Act on an appropriate form covering said shares of Common
Stock, and any amendments to such registration statement, to be filed with the
Commission, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in
connection with such registration statement or any amendments thereto; and the
undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney and agent shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 13th day of July, 2000.
/s/ William M. Kearns, Jr.
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Name: William M. Kearns, Jr.
Title: Director
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EXHIBIT NO. 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints Gregory E. Murphy and Thornton R. Land, and each of them, as his
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to do any and
all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments and documents which
said attorney-in-fact and agent may deem necessary or desirable to enable
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (the "Company") to comply with the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any rules, regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") thereunder, in
connection with the registration under the Act of shares of common stock of the
Company, par value $2.00 ("Common Stock") to be offered and sold by the Company
pursuant to the Selective Insurance Group, Inc. Stock Option Plan for Directors,
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned to a registration
statement under the Act on an appropriate form covering said shares of Common
Stock, and any amendments to such registration statement, to be filed with the
Commission, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in
connection with such registration statement or any amendments thereto; and the
undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney and agent shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 13th day of July, 2000.
/s/ S. Griffin McClellan III
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Name: S. Griffin McClellan III
Title: Director
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EXHIBIT NO. 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints Gregory E. Murphy and Thornton R. Land, and each of them, as his
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to do any and
all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments and documents which
said attorney-in-fact and agent may deem necessary or desirable to enable
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (the "Company") to comply with the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any rules, regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") thereunder, in
connection with the registration under the Act of shares of common stock of the
Company, par value $2.00 ("Common Stock") to be offered and sold by the Company
pursuant to the Selective Insurance Group, Inc. Stock Option Plan for Directors,
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned to a registration
statement under the Act on an appropriate form covering said shares of Common
Stock, and any amendments to such registration statement, to be filed with the
Commission, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in
connection with such registration statement or any amendments thereto; and the
undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney and agent shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 13th day of July, 2000.
/s/ William M. Rue
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Name: William M. Rue
Title: Director
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EXHIBIT NO. 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints Gregory E. Murphy and Thornton R. Land, and each of them, as his
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to do any and
all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments and documents which
said attorney-in-fact and agent may deem necessary or desirable to enable
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (the "Company") to comply with the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any rules, regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") thereunder, in
connection with the registration under the Act of shares of common stock of the
Company, par value $2.00 ("Common Stock") to be offered and sold by the Company
pursuant to the Selective Insurance Group, Inc. Stock Option Plan for Directors,
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned to a registration
statement under the Act on an appropriate form covering said shares of Common
Stock, and any amendments to such registration statement, to be filed with the
Commission, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in
connection with such registration statement or any amendments thereto; and the
undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney and agent shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 13th day of July, 2000.
/s/ Thomas D. Sayles, Jr.
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Name: Thomas D. Sayles, Jr.
Title: Director
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EXHIBIT NO. 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints Gregory E. Murphy and Thornton R. Land, and each of them, as his
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to do any and
all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments and documents which
said attorney-in-fact and agent may deem necessary or desirable to enable
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (the "Company") to comply with the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any rules, regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") thereunder, in
connection with the registration under the Act of shares of common stock of the
Company, par value $2.00 ("Common Stock") to be offered and sold by the Company
pursuant to the Selective Insurance Group, Inc. Stock Option Plan for Directors,
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned to a registration
statement under the Act on an appropriate form covering said shares of Common
Stock, and any amendments to such registration statement, to be filed with the
Commission, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in
connection with such registration statement or any amendments thereto; and the
undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney and agent shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 13th day of July, 2000.
/s/ Joan Lamm-Tennant, Ph.D.
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Name: Joan Lamm-Tennant, Ph.D.
Title: Director
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EXHIBIT NO. 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints Gregory E. Murphy and Thornton R. Land, and each of them, as his
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to do any and
all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments and documents which
said attorney-in-fact and agent may deem necessary or desirable to enable
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (the "Company") to comply with the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any rules, regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") thereunder, in
connection with the registration under the Act of shares of common stock of the
Company, par value $2.00 ("Common Stock") to be offered and sold by the Company
pursuant to the Selective Insurance Group, Inc. Stock Option Plan for Directors,
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned to a registration
statement under the Act on an appropriate form covering said shares of Common
Stock, and any amendments to such registration statement, to be filed with the
Commission, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in
connection with such registration statement or any amendments thereto; and the
undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney and agent shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 13th day of July, 2000.
/s/ J. Brian Thebault
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Name: J. Brian Thebault
Title: Director
