POWER OF ATTORNEY


       	Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Walter P. Mascherin, John G. Short and Christopher Romaine or
any one of them signing singly, and with full power of substitution, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4, and 5 and Schedules
13D or 13G, including amendments thereto, relating to the securities of Fortegra
Financial Corporation (the "Company") in accordance with Section 16(a) and
Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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 Form 3, 4, or 5
or Schedule 13D or 13G, complete and execute any amendment or amendments
thereto, and timely file such form with the SEC 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 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 such
attorney-in-fact's 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, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted.  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 or Section 13 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 and Schedules 13D or
13G 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 foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 5th day of April, 2011.


		/s/ Jeremy C. Phillips				Signature

		Jeremy C. Phillips
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