EX-24.1 8 ex-24_1.txt EXHIBIT 24.1 EXHIBIT 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, a director of The St. Paul Companies, Inc., a Minnesota corporation ("The St. Paul"), do hereby make, nominate and appoint John A. MacColl, Bruce A. Backberg and Sandy Ulsaker Wiese, or any of them, to be my attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority to sign on my behalf a Registration Statement on Form S-3 for the registration of debt securities of The St. Paul Companies, Inc. (the "Registration Statement"), under the authority granted by the Board of Directors of The St. Paul at its August 1, 2000 meeting, to be filed by The St. Paul with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) thereto, and any registration statements to be filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, ("Rule 462(b) Registration Statement") and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, provided that the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto (and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement), in their final form, are reviewed by said attorney-in-fact, and shall have the same force and effect as though I had manually signed such Registration Statement or amendments or Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. Signature: /s/ H. FURLONG BALDWIN ---------------------------------- Name: H. Furlong Baldwin
Dated: August 1, 2000 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, a director of The St. Paul Companies, Inc., a Minnesota corporation ("The St. Paul"), do hereby make, nominate and appoint John A. MacColl, Bruce A. Backberg and Sandy Ulsaker Wiese, or any of them, to be my attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority to sign on my behalf a Registration Statement on Form S-3 for the registration of debt securities of The St. Paul Companies, Inc. (the "Registration Statement"), under the authority granted by the Board of Directors of The St. Paul at its August 1, 2000 meeting, to be filed by The St. Paul with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) thereto, and any registration statements to be filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, ("Rule 462(b) Registration Statement") and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, provided that the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto (and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement), in their final form, are reviewed by said attorney-in-fact, and shall have the same force and effect as though I had manually signed such Registration Statement or amendments or Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. Signature: /s/ JOHN H. DASBURG ---------------------------------- Name: John H. Dasburg
Dated: August 1, 2000 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, a director of The St. Paul Companies, Inc., a Minnesota corporation ("The St. Paul"), do hereby make, nominate and appoint John A. MacColl, Bruce A. Backberg and Sandy Ulsaker Wiese, or any of them, to be my attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority to sign on my behalf a Registration Statement on Form S-3 for the registration of debt securities of The St. Paul Companies, Inc. (the "Registration Statement"), under the authority granted by the Board of Directors of The St. Paul at its August 1, 2000 meeting, to be filed by The St. Paul with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) thereto, and any registration statements to be filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, ("Rule 462(b) Registration Statement") and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, provided that the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto (and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement), in their final form, are reviewed by said attorney-in-fact, and shall have the same force and effect as though I had manually signed such Registration Statement or amendments or Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. Signature: /s/ W. JOHN DRISCOLL ---------------------------------- Name: W. John Driscoll
Dated: August 1, 2000 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, a director of The St. Paul Companies, Inc., a Minnesota corporation ("The St. Paul"), do hereby make, nominate and appoint John A. MacColl, Bruce A. Backberg and Sandy Ulsaker Wiese, or any of them, to be my attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority to sign on my behalf a Registration Statement on Form S-3 for the registration of debt securities of The St. Paul Companies, Inc. (the "Registration Statement"), under the authority granted by the Board of Directors of The St. Paul at its August 1, 2000 meeting, to be filed by The St. Paul with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) thereto, and any registration statements to be filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, ("Rule 462(b) Registration Statement") and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, provided that the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto (and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement), in their final form, are reviewed by said attorney-in-fact, and shall have the same force and effect as though I had manually signed such Registration Statement or amendments or Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. Signature: /s/ KENNETH M. DUBERSTEIN ---------------------------------- Name: Kenneth M. Duberstein
Dated: August 1, 2000 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, a director of The St. Paul Companies, Inc., a Minnesota corporation ("The St. Paul"), do hereby make, nominate and appoint John A. MacColl, Bruce A. Backberg and Sandy Ulsaker Wiese, or any of them, to be my attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority to sign on my behalf a Registration Statement on Form S-3 for the registration of debt securities of The St. Paul Companies, Inc. (the "Registration Statement"), under the authority granted by the Board of Directors of The St. Paul at its August 1, 2000 meeting, to be filed by The St. Paul with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) thereto, and any registration statements to be filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, ("Rule 462(b) Registration Statement") and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, provided that the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto (and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement), in their final form, are reviewed by said attorney-in-fact, and shall have the same force and effect as though I had manually signed such Registration Statement or amendments or Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. Signature: /s/ PIERSON M. GRIEVE ---------------------------------- Name: Pierson M. Grieve
Dated: August 1, 2000 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, a director of The St. Paul Companies, Inc., a Minnesota corporation ("The St. Paul"), do hereby make, nominate and appoint John A. MacColl, Bruce A. Backberg and Sandy Ulsaker Wiese, or any of them, to be my attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority to sign on my behalf a Registration Statement on Form S-3 for the registration of debt securities of The St. Paul Companies, Inc. (the "Registration Statement"), under the authority granted by the Board of Directors of The St. Paul at its August 1, 2000 meeting, to be filed by The St. Paul with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) thereto, and any registration statements to be filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, ("Rule 462(b) Registration Statement") and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, provided that the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto (and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement), in their final form, are reviewed by said attorney-in-fact, and shall have the same force and effect as though I had manually signed such Registration Statement or amendments or Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. Signature: /s/ JAMES E. GUSTAFSON ---------------------------------- Name: James E. Gustafson
Dated: August 1, 2000 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, a director of The St. Paul Companies, Inc., a Minnesota corporation ("The St. Paul"), do hereby make, nominate and appoint John A. MacColl, Bruce A. Backberg and Sandy Ulsaker Wiese, or any of them, to be my attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority to sign on my behalf a Registration Statement on Form S-3 for the registration of debt securities of The St. Paul Companies, Inc. (the "Registration Statement"), under the authority granted by the Board of Directors of The St. Paul at its August 1, 2000 meeting, to be filed by The St. Paul with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) thereto, and any registration statements to be filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, ("Rule 462(b) Registration Statement") and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, provided that the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto (and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement), in their final form, are reviewed by said attorney-in-fact, and shall have the same force and effect as though I had manually signed such Registration Statement or amendments or Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. Signature: /s/ THOMAS R. HODGSON ---------------------------------- Name: Thomas R. Hodgson
Dated: August 1, 2000 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, a director of The St. Paul Companies, Inc., a Minnesota corporation ("The St. Paul"), do hereby make, nominate and appoint John A. MacColl, Bruce A. Backberg and Sandy Ulsaker Wiese, or any of them, to be my attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority to sign on my behalf a Registration Statement on Form S-3 for the registration of debt securities of The St. Paul Companies, Inc. (the "Registration Statement"), under the authority granted by the Board of Directors of The St. Paul at its August 1, 2000 meeting, to be filed by The St. Paul with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) thereto, and any registration statements to be filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, ("Rule 462(b) Registration Statement") and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, provided that the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto (and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement), in their final form, are reviewed by said attorney-in-fact, and shall have the same force and effect as though I had manually signed such Registration Statement or amendments or Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. Signature: /s/ DAVID G. JOHN ---------------------------------- Name: David G. John
Dated: August 1, 2000 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, a director of The St. Paul Companies, Inc., a Minnesota corporation ("The St. Paul"), do hereby make, nominate and appoint John A. MacColl, Bruce A. Backberg and Sandy Ulsaker Wiese, or any of them, to be my attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority to sign on my behalf a Registration Statement on Form S-3 for the registration of debt securities of The St. Paul Companies, Inc. (the "Registration Statement"), under the authority granted by the Board of Directors of The St. Paul at its August 1, 2000 meeting, to be filed by The St. Paul with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) thereto, and any registration statements to be filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, ("Rule 462(b) Registration Statement") and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, provided that the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto (and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement), in their final form, are reviewed by said attorney-in-fact, and shall have the same force and effect as though I had manually signed such Registration Statement or amendments or Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. Signature: /s/ WILLIAM H. KLING ---------------------------------- Name: William H. Kling
Dated: August 1, 2000 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, a director of The St. Paul Companies, Inc., a Minnesota corporation ("The St. Paul"), do hereby make, nominate and appoint John A. MacColl, Bruce A. Backberg and Sandy Ulsaker Wiese, or any of them, to be my attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority to sign on my behalf a Registration Statement on Form S-3 for the registration of debt securities of The St. Paul Companies, Inc. (the "Registration Statement"), under the authority granted by the Board of Directors of The St. Paul at its August 1, 2000 meeting, to be filed by The St. Paul with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) thereto, and any registration statements to be filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, ("Rule 462(b) Registration Statement") and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, provided that the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto (and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement), in their final form, are reviewed by said attorney-in-fact, and shall have the same force and effect as though I had manually signed such Registration Statement or amendments or Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. Signature: /s/ BRUCE K. MACLAURY ---------------------------------- Name: Bruce K. MacLaury
Dated: August 1, 2000 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, a director of The St. Paul Companies, Inc., a Minnesota corporation ("The St. Paul"), do hereby make, nominate and appoint John A. MacColl, Bruce A. Backberg and Sandy Ulsaker Wiese, or any of them, to be my attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority to sign on my behalf a Registration Statement on Form S-3 for the registration of debt securities of The St. Paul Companies, Inc. (the "Registration Statement"), under the authority granted by the Board of Directors of The St. Paul at its August 1, 2000 meeting, to be filed by The St. Paul with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) thereto, and any registration statements to be filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, ("Rule 462(b) Registration Statement") and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, provided that the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto (and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement), in their final form, are reviewed by said attorney-in-fact, and shall have the same force and effect as though I had manually signed such Registration Statement or amendments or Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. Signature: /s/ GLEN D. NELSON, M.D. ---------------------------------- Name: Glen D. Nelson, M.D.
Dated: August 1, 2000 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, a director of The St. Paul Companies, Inc., a Minnesota corporation ("The St. Paul"), do hereby make, nominate and appoint John A. MacColl, Bruce A. Backberg and Sandy Ulsaker Wiese, or any of them, to be my attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority to sign on my behalf a Registration Statement on Form S-3 for the registration of debt securities of The St. Paul Companies, Inc. (the "Registration Statement"), under the authority granted by the Board of Directors of The St. Paul at its August 1, 2000 meeting, to be filed by The St. Paul with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) thereto, and any registration statements to be filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, ("Rule 462(b) Registration Statement") and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, provided that the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto (and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement), in their final form, are reviewed by said attorney-in-fact, and shall have the same force and effect as though I had manually signed such Registration Statement or amendments or Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. Signature: /s/ ANITA M. PAMPUSCH ---------------------------------- Name: Anita M. Pampusch
Dated: August 1, 2000 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, a director of The St. Paul Companies, Inc., a Minnesota corporation ("The St. Paul"), do hereby make, nominate and appoint John A. MacColl, Bruce A. Backberg and Sandy Ulsaker Wiese, or any of them, to be my attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority to sign on my behalf a Registration Statement on Form S-3 for the registration of debt securities of The St. Paul Companies, Inc. (the "Registration Statement"), under the authority granted by the Board of Directors of The St. Paul at its August 1, 2000 meeting, to be filed by The St. Paul with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) thereto, and any registration statements to be filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, ("Rule 462(b) Registration Statement") and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, provided that the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto (and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement), in their final form, are reviewed by said attorney-in-fact, and shall have the same force and effect as though I had manually signed such Registration Statement or amendments or Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. Signature: /s/ GORDON M. SPRENGER ---------------------------------- Name: Gordon M. Sprenger
Dated: August 1, 2000