LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

	KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and
appoints Ann M. Storberg and Nancy J. Axtell the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, and resubstitution
for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and
all capacities, to:
		(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4 and 5 and all
other forms that may be required to be filed by the undersigned from time to
time under Section 16(a)of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
promulgated thereunder;
		(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute such forms and timely file
such forms with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any
stock exchange or similar authority; and
		(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact pursuant to this
Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's
discretion.
	The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite, necessary or proper to
be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully
to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, with
full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that such attorney-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his or her
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
 The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in
such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is
American Physicians Capital, Inc. assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 or any other forms
under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, unless earlier
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.
	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 22nd day of October, 2002.

/s/ AppaRao Mukkamala
(signature)

AppaRao Mukkamala
(print name)