Power of Attorney


         The undersigned (the "Reporting Person") hereby constitutes and
appoints Eric E. Parsons,Michael T. Winslow and Justin R. Delaney (POA on file)
as the Reporting Person's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to: (1) execute for
and on behalf of the Reporting Person, in the Reporting Person's capacity as
an officer or director of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. (the "Company"),
Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 of and the rules thereunder;(2) do and perform and all acts for and
on behalf of the Reporting Person which may be necessary or desirable to
complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form 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, and in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
Reporting Person. The undersigned further agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
the Company and its officers,directors, and employees against any liability for
any actions performed by them in good faith on behalfof the undersigned
pursuant to this Power of Attorney.

      This Power of Attorney revokes all prior Powers of Attorney relating to
reporting under Section 16(a) and shall remain in effect until the Reporting
Person is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
Reporting Person's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the Reporting Person in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact.
         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Reporting Person has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this 13th day of March 2008.

                                           /s/ Floyd Fitz-Hubert Chadee