Power of Attorney



     The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Stephanie Daley-Watson,

Karri J. Harrington, Kristen Smith-Dayley and Ben F. Stephens, and

each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's

capacity as an officer, director, and/or person who holds more than 10% of

the stock of Safeco Corporation (the "Company"), Forms 3, Forms 4, Forms 5

and any documents necessary to facilitate the filing of Section 16 reports

in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as

amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the rules 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 any such

Forms 3, Forms 4, Forms 5 or other related documents and timely file any

such forms with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and

any other authority; and



(3) take any 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 on behalf

of the undersigned, 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 her discretion.



    The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power

and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever

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 if personally present, with full power

of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that

such attorney-in-fact and her substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully

do or cause to be done pursuant to this Power of Attorney.  The

undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving

in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,

nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities

to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.



  This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the

undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, Forms 4, and Forms 5

with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in

securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the

undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the attorneys-in-fact.



   The undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as

of this 7th day of February, 2008.





        /s/ Robert Ingram

        Signature



        Robert Ingram

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