POWER OF ATTORNEY             EXHIBIT 24



Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby

constitutes and appoints Chad W. Coulter and Robert M.

Smith, Jr., acting individually, the undersigned's

true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

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

undersigned's capacity as an executive officer and/or

director of Delphi Financial Group, Inc. (the "Company"),

Forms 3, 4 and 5 (or any analogous form), including amendments,

in accordance with Section 16(a) 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 Forms 3, 4 and 5 (or any analogous form) 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 judgment of such attorney-in-fact, may

be 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 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, 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 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



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

undersigned in no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 (or any analogous

form) 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 attorney-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney

to be executed as of this 30th day of December, 2009.



/s/ MARK WILHELM

Mark Wilhelm