EX-24 7 l95029aexv24.txt EXHIBIT 24 EXHIBIT 24 POWERS OF ATTORNEY POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of BANCINSURANCE CORPORATION, an Ohio corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities, including Common Shares, for offering and sale pursuant to the BANCINSURANCE CORPORATION 2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN, hereby constitutes and appoints JOHN S. SOKOL AND SALLY CRESS, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and The Nasdaq National Market, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 5th day of June, 2002. /s/ Si Sokol --------------------------------- Si Sokol POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of BANCINSURANCE CORPORATION, an Ohio corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities, including Common Shares, for offering and sale pursuant to the BANCINSURANCE CORPORATION 2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN, hereby constitutes and appoints JOHN S. SOKOL AND SALLY CRESS, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and The Nasdaq National Market, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 14th day of June, 2002. /s/ John S. Sokol --------------------------------- John S. Sokol POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of BANCINSURANCE CORPORATION, an Ohio corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities, including Common Shares, for offering and sale pursuant to the BANCINSURANCE CORPORATION 2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN, hereby constitutes and appoints JOHN S. SOKOL AND SALLY CRESS, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and The Nasdaq National Market, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 13th day of June, 2002. /s/ Sally Cress --------------------------------- Sally Cress POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of BANCINSURANCE CORPORATION, an Ohio corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities, including Common Shares, for offering and sale pursuant to the BANCINSURANCE CORPORATION 2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN, hereby constitutes and appoints JOHN S. SOKOL AND SALLY CRESS, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and The Nasdaq National Market, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 18th day of June, 2002. /s/ Saul Sokol --------------------------------- Saul Sokol POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of BANCINSURANCE CORPORATION, an Ohio corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities, including Common Shares, for offering and sale pursuant to the BANCINSURANCE CORPORATION 2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN, hereby constitutes and appoints JOHN S. SOKOL AND SALLY CRESS, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and The Nasdaq National Market, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 17th day of June, 2002. /s/ Daniel D. Harkins --------------------------------- Daniel D. Harkins POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of BANCINSURANCE CORPORATION, an Ohio corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities, including Common Shares, for offering and sale pursuant to the BANCINSURANCE CORPORATION 2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN, hereby constitutes and appoints JOHN S. SOKOL AND SALLY CRESS, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and The Nasdaq National Market, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 17th day of June, 2002. /s/ William S. Sheley --------------------------------- William S. Sheley POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of BANCINSURANCE CORPORATION, an Ohio corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities, including Common Shares, for offering and sale pursuant to the BANCINSURANCE CORPORATION 2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN, hereby constitutes and appoints JOHN S. SOKOL AND SALLY CRESS, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and The Nasdaq National Market, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 17th day of June, 2002. /s/ Matthew D. Walter --------------------------------- Matthew D. Walter