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                        UNION SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

                                  ------------

                                 Miles B. Yakre

does hereby authorize Richard J. Wirth, Sarah M. Patterson, Christopher M.
Grinnell, Sadie Gordon and/or Lisa Proch, individually, to sign as their agent
any and all pre-effective amendments and post-effective amendments filed on Form
S-1 for the File Numbers listed on Appendix A attached hereto, with respect to
Union Security Insurance Company and do hereby ratify such signatures heretofore
made by such persons.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney for the
purpose herein set forth.

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By:    /s/ Miles B. Yakre                        Dated as of April 19, 2010
       ----------------------------------------
       Miles B. Yakre
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                                   APPENDIX A

Union Security Insurance Company Power of Attorney
Dated as of April 19, 2010
Filed on Form S-1
File Numbers:

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                        UNION SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

                                  ------------

                             Christopher J. Pagano

does hereby authorize Richard J. Wirth, Sarah M. Patterson, Christopher M.
Grinnell, Sadie R. Gordon and/or Lisa Proch, individually, to sign as their
agent any and all pre-effective amendments and post-effective amendments filed
on Form S-1 for the File Numbers listed on Appendix A attached hereto, with
respect to Union Security Insurance Company and do hereby ratify such signatures
heretofore made by such persons.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney for the
purpose herein set forth.

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By:    /s/ Christopher J. Pagano                 Dated as of April 16, 2010
       ----------------------------------------
       Christopher J. Pagano
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                                   APPENDIX A

Union Security Insurance Company Power of Attorney
Dated as of April 16, 2010
Filed on Form S-1
File Numbers:

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                        UNION SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

                                  ------------

                                Sylvia R. Wagner

does hereby authorize Richard J. Wirth, Sarah M. Patterson, Christopher M.
Grinnell, Sadie R. Gordon and/or Lisa Proch, individually, to sign as their
agent any and all pre-effective amendments and post-effective amendments filed
on Form S-1 for the File Numbers listed on Appendix A attached hereto, with
respect to Union Security Insurance Company and do hereby ratify such signatures
heretofore made by such persons.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney for the
purpose herein set forth.

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By:    /s/ Sylvia R. Wagner                      Dated as of April 19, 2010
       ----------------------------------------
       Sylvia R. Wagner
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                                   APPENDIX A

Union Security Insurance Company Power of Attorney
Dated as of April 19, 2010
Filed on Form S-1
File Numbers:


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                        UNION SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

                                  ------------

                               S. Craig Lemasters

does hereby authorize Richard J. Wirth, Sarah M. Patterson, John F. Kennedy,
Christopher M. Grinnell, Shane E. Daly, Jerry K. Scheinfeldt and/or Lisa Proch,
individually, to sign as their agent any and all pre-effective amendments and
post-effective amendments filed on Form S-1 for the File Numbers listed on
Appendix A attached hereto, with respect to Union Security Insurance Company and
do hereby ratify such signatures heretofore made by such persons.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney for the
purpose herein set forth.

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By:    /s/ S. Craig Lemasters                                Dated as of October 1, 2006
       ----------------------------------------------------
       S. Craig Lemasters
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                                   APPENDIX A

Union Security Insurance Company Power of Attorney
Dated as of October 1, 2006
Filed on Form S-1
File Numbers:


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                        UNION SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

                                  ------------

                              Michael J. Peninger

does hereby authorize Richard J. Wirth, Sarah M. Patterson, John F. Kennedy,
Christopher M. Grinnell, Shane E. Daly, Jerry K. Scheinfeldt and/or Lisa Proch,
individually, to sign as their agent any and all pre-effective amendments and
post-effective amendments filed on Form S-1 for the File Numbers listed on
Appendix A attached hereto, with respect to Union Security Insurance Company and
do hereby ratify such signatures heretofore made by such persons.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney for the
purpose herein set forth.

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By:    /s/ Michael J. Peninger                               Dated as of October 1, 2006
       ----------------------------------------------------
       Michael J. Peninger
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                                   APPENDIX A

Union Security Insurance Company Power of Attorney
Dated as of October 1, 2006
Filed on Form S-1
File Numbers:


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                        UNION SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

                                  ------------

                              John Steven Roberts

does hereby authorize Richard J. Wirth, Sarah M. Patterson, Christopher M.
Grinnell, Shane E. Daly, Jerry K. Scheinfeldt and/or Lisa Proch, individually,
to sign as their agent any and all pre-effective amendments and post-effective
amendments filed on Form S-1 for the File Numbers listed on Appendix A attached
hereto, with respect to Union Security Insurance Company and do hereby ratify
such signatures heretofore made by such persons.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney for the
purpose herein set forth.

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By:    /s/ John S. Roberts                       Dated as of March 30, 2009
       ----------------------------------------
       John Steven Roberts
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                                   APPENDIX A

Union Security Insurance Company Power of Attorney
Dated as of March 30, 2009
Filed on Form S-1
File Numbers: