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EXHIBT 4.4




REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE




			
	$14,000,000
	 	July 2, 2007






     On the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, FOR VALUE RECEIVED, North Pointe Holdings Corporation,
a Michigan corporation (“Company”) promises to pay to the order of Comerica Bank (“Bank”) care of
Comerica Bank, as Agent, at 500 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48226, in lawful money of the
United States of America, the sum of Fourteen Million Dollars ($14,000,000), or so much of said sum
as may from time to time have been advanced and then be outstanding hereunder pursuant to the
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 30, 2006, made by and among the
Company, certain banks, including the Bank, and Comerica Bank as Agent for such banks, as the same
may be amended from time to time (the “Agreement”), together with interest thereon as hereinafter
set forth.



     Each of the Advances made hereunder shall bear interest at the Applicable Interest Rate from
time to time applicable thereto under the Agreement or as otherwise determined thereunder, and
interest shall be computed, assessed and payable as set forth in the Agreement.



     This Note is a note under which advances (including refundings and conversions), repayments
and readvances may be made from time to time, but only in accordance with the terms and conditions
of the Agreement. This Note evidences borrowings under, is subject to, is secured in accordance
with, and may be accelerated or matured under, the terms of the Agreement, to which reference is
hereby made. Definitions and terms of the Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference herein.



     This Note shall be interpreted and the rights of the parties hereunder shall be determined
under the laws of, and enforceable in, the State of Michigan.



     Company hereby waives presentment for payment, demand, protest and notice of dishonor and
nonpayment of this Note and agrees that no obligation hereunder shall be discharged by reason of
any extension, indulgence, release, or forbearance granted by any holder of this Note to any party
now or hereafter liable hereon or any present or subsequent owner of any property, real or
personal, which is now or hereafter security for this Note.



     Nothing herein shall limit any right granted Bank by any other instrument or by law.



     This Note amends, restates, supersedes, replaces and increases that certain Revolving Credit
Note dated as of June 30, 2006, made in the principal amount of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000)
by Company payable to Bank, and the initial Advance(s) under this Note shall be deemed first
applied, to the extent necessary, to repay the existing indebtedness of Company to Bank under said
Note; provided, however, the execution and delivery by Company of this Note shall not, in any
manner or circumstance, be deemed to be a novation of or to have terminated, extinguished or
discharged any of Company’s indebtedness evidenced by said Note, all of which indebtedness shall
continue under and shall hereinafter be evidenced and governed by this Note.



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	 	 	NORTH POINTE HOLDINGS

CORPORATION, a Michigan corporation
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	

Its:
	 	James G. Petcoff

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer






[SIGNATURE PAGE TO REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE (COMERICA BANK)]