POWER OF ATTORNEY     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a director of Delphi FinancialGroup, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitutes and appoints RobertRosenkranz and Donald A. Sherman or either of them his true and lawful attorney(s)-in-fact andagent(s), with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his place and stead inany and all capacities, to execute one or more Annual Reports for the Company’s fiscal year endedDecember 31, 2008, on Form 10-K pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, orsuch other form as such attorney(s)-in-fact may deem necessary or desirable, any amendmentsthereto, and all additional amendments thereto in such form as either of them may approve, and tofile the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with theSecurities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) full powerand authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done tothe end that such Annual Report or Annual Reports shall comply with the Securities Exchange Act of1934, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and ExchangeCommission adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he mightor could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney(s)-in-fact andagent(s) or his substitute or resubstitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 2nd day ofMarch, 2009.          /s/ EDWARD A. FOX   Edward A. Fox   Director   
 

 
POWER OF ATTORNEY     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a director of Delphi FinancialGroup, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitutes and appoints RobertRosenkranz and Donald A. Sherman or either of them his true and lawful attorney(s)-in-fact andagent(s), with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his place and stead inany and all capacities, to execute one or more Annual Reports for the Company’s fiscal year endedDecember 31, 2008, on Form 10-K pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, orsuch other form as such attorney(s)-in-fact may deem necessary or desirable, any amendmentsthereto, and all additional amendments thereto in such form as either of them may approve, and tofile the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with theSecurities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) full powerand authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done tothe end that such Annual Report or Annual Reports shall comply with the Securities Exchange Act of1934, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and ExchangeCommission adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he mightor could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney(s)-in-fact andagent(s) or his substitute or resubstitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 2nd day ofMarch, 2009.          /s/ STEVEN A. HIRSH   Steven A. Hirsh   Director   
 

 
POWER OF ATTORNEY     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a director of Delphi FinancialGroup, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitutes and appoints RobertRosenkranz and Donald A. Sherman or either of them his true and lawful attorney(s)-in-fact andagent(s), with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his place and stead inany and all capacities, to execute one or more Annual Reports for the Company’s fiscal year endedDecember 31, 2008, on Form 10-K pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, orsuch other form as such attorney(s)-in-fact may deem necessary or desirable, any amendmentsthereto, and all additional amendments thereto in such form as either of them may approve, and tofile the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with theSecurities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) full powerand authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done tothe end that such Annual Report or Annual Reports shall comply with the Securities Exchange Act of1934, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and ExchangeCommission adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he mightor could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney(s)-in-fact andagent(s) or his substitute or resubstitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 2nd day ofMarch, 2009.          /s/ JAMES M. LITVACK   James M. Litvack   Director   
 

 
POWER OF ATTORNEY     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a director of Delphi FinancialGroup, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitutes and appoints RobertRosenkranz and Donald A. Sherman or either of them his true and lawful attorney(s)-in-fact andagent(s), with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his place and stead inany and all capacities, to execute one or more Annual Reports for the Company’s fiscal year endedDecember 31, 2008, on Form 10-K pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, orsuch other form as such attorney(s)-in-fact may deem necessary or desirable, any amendmentsthereto, and all additional amendments thereto in such form as either of them may approve, and tofile the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with theSecurities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) full powerand authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done tothe end that such Annual Report or Annual Reports shall comply with the Securities Exchange Act of1934, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and ExchangeCommission adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he mightor could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney(s)-in-fact andagent(s) or his substitute or resubstitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 2nd day ofMarch, 2009.          /s/ROBERT F. WRIGHT   Robert F. Wright   Director   
 

 
POWER OF ATTORNEY     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a director of Delphi FinancialGroup, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitutes and appoints RobertRosenkranz and Donald A. Sherman or either of them his true and lawful attorney(s)-in-fact andagent(s), with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his place and stead inany and all capacities, to execute one or more Annual Reports for the Company’s fiscal year endedDecember 31, 2008, on Form 10-K pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, orsuch other form as such attorney(s)-in-fact may deem necessary or desirable, any amendmentsthereto, and all additional amendments thereto in such form as either of them may approve, and tofile the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with theSecurities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) full powerand authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done tothe end that such Annual Report or Annual Reports shall comply with the Securities Exchange Act of1934, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and ExchangeCommission adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he mightor could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney(s)-in-fact andagent(s) or his substitute or resubstitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 2nd day ofMarch, 2009.          /s/PHILIP R. O’CONNOR   Philip R. O’Connor   Director   
 

 
POWER OF ATTORNEY     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a director of Delphi FinancialGroup, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitutes and appoints RobertRosenkranz and Donald A. Sherman or either of them his true and lawful attorney(s)-in-fact andagent(s), with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his place and stead inany and all capacities, to execute one or more Annual Reports for the Company’s fiscal year endedDecember 31, 2008, on Form 10-K pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, orsuch other form as such attorney(s)-in-fact may deem necessary or desirable, any amendmentsthereto, and all additional amendments thereto in such form as either of them may approve, and tofile the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with theSecurities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) full powerand authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done tothe end that such Annual Report or Annual Reports shall comply with the Securities Exchange Act of1934, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and ExchangeCommission adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he mightor could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney(s)-in-fact andagent(s) or his substitute or resubstitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 2nd day ofMarch, 2009.          /s/ HAROLD F. ILG   Harold F. Ilg   Director   
 

 
POWER OF ATTORNEY     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being the principal financial officerand principal accounting officer of Delphi Financial Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the“Company”), hereby constitutes and appoints Robert Rosenkranz and Donald A. Sherman or either ofthem his true and lawful attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s), with full power of substitution andresubstitution, for him and in his place and stead in any and all capacities, to execute one ormore Annual Reports for the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, on Form 10-K pursuant tothe Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or such other form as such attorney(s)-in-fact maydeem necessary or desirable, any amendments thereto, and all additional amendments thereto in suchform as either of them may approve, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and otherdocuments in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto saidattorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) full power and authority to do and perform each and every act andthing requisite and necessary to be done to the end that such Annual Report or Annual Reports shallcomply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the applicable rules andregulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fullyand to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirmingall that said attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) or his substitute or resubstitute, may lawfully door cause to be done by virtue hereof. The foregoing appointment shall not, notwithstandinganything to the contrary contained therein, apply with respect to any certifications or othermatters contained in the aforementioned Annual Reports which the undersigned is required by law,rule or regulation to execute personally.     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 2nd day ofMarch, 2009.                                                                           /s/ THOMAS W. BURGHART   Thomas W. Burghart   Principal FinancialOfficer and PrincipalAccounting Officer  
 

 
     POWER OF ATTORNEY     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a director of Delphi FinancialGroup, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitutes and appoints RobertRosenkranz and Donald A. Sherman or either of them his true and lawful attorney(s)-in-fact andagent(s), with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his place and stead inany and all capacities, to execute one or more Annual Reports for the Company’s fiscal year endedDecember 31, 2008, on Form 10-K pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, orsuch other form as such attorney(s)-in-fact may deem necessary or desirable, any amendmentsthereto, and all additional amendments thereto in such form as either of them may approve, and tofile the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with theSecurities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) full powerand authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done tothe end that such Annual Report or Annual Reports shall comply with the Securities Exchange Act of1934, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and ExchangeCommission adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he mightor could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney(s)-in-fact andagent(s) or his substitute or resubstitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 2nd day ofMarch, 2009.         /s/ LAWRENCE E. DAURELLE   Lawrence E. Daurelle   Director   
 

 
POWER OF ATTORNEY     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a director of Delphi FinancialGroup, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitutes and appoints RobertRosenkranz and Donald A. Sherman or either of them his true and lawful attorney(s)-in-fact andagent(s), with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his place and stead inany and all capacities, to execute one or more Annual Reports for the Company’s fiscal year endedDecember 31, 2008, on Form 10-K pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, orsuch other form as such attorney(s)-in-fact may deem necessary or desirable, any amendmentsthereto, and all additional amendments thereto in such form as either of them may approve, and tofile the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with theSecurities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) full powerand authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done tothe end that such Annual Report or Annual Reports shall comply with the Securities Exchange Act of1934, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and ExchangeCommission adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he mightor could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney(s)-in-fact andagent(s) or his substitute or resubstitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 2nd day ofMarch, 2009.          /s/ JAMES N. MEEHAN   James N. Meehan   Director   
 

 
POWER OF ATTORNEY     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a director of Delphi FinancialGroup, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitutes and appoints RobertRosenkranz and Donald A. Sherman or either of them his true and lawful attorney(s)-in-fact andagent(s), with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his place and stead inany and all capacities, to execute one or more Annual Reports for the Company’s fiscal year endedDecember 31, 2008, on Form 10-K pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, orsuch other form as such attorney(s)-in-fact may deem necessary or desirable, any amendmentsthereto, and all additional amendments thereto in such form as either of them may approve, and tofile the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with theSecurities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) full powerand authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done tothe end that such Annual Report or Annual Reports shall comply with the Securities Exchange Act of1934, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and ExchangeCommission adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he mightor could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney(s)-in-fact andagent(s) or his substitute or resubstitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 2nd day ofMarch, 2009.     /s/ ROBERT M. SMITH, JR.     Robert M. Smith, Jr.  Director