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EXHIBIT 4.6

SECURITY AGREEMENT

     This SECURITY AGREEMENT (“Security Agreement”) is made as of this 2nd day of July, 2007 by and
among Capital City Acquisition Corp., a Michigan corporation, Capital Collection Services, Inc.,
Capital City Holding, Inc., Davis-Garvin Holdings, Inc., Capital Excess & Surplus Brokers, Inc.,
Southeastern Claims Services, Inc., Safeco Products, Inc. and Charter Premium Audits, Inc., each a
South Carolina corporation and such other persons or entities which from time to time become
parties hereto (collectively, the “Debtors” and individually each a “Debtor”) and Comerica Bank, a
Michigan banking corporation, as Agent for and on behalf of the Banks (as defined below) (“Secured
Party”).

RECITALS

     A. WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of
June 30, 2006 (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among
North Pointe Holdings Corporation (“Borrower”), each of the financial institutions party thereto
(collectively, the “Banks”) and Secured Party, as Agent for the Banks, the Banks have agreed,
subject to the satisfaction of certain terms and conditions, to make Advances to Borrower (as such
terms are defined in the Credit Agreement), as provided therein; and

     B. WHEREAS, each of the Debtors has executed and delivered a guaranty (as amended or otherwise
modified from time to time, the “Guaranty”) of the obligations of the Borrower under the Credit
Agreement; and

     C. WHEREAS, the obligations of the Borrower under the Credit Agreement and the obligations of
each other Debtor under the their respective guaranties are to be secured pursuant to this
Agreement.

     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and agreements
hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:

     I. Creation of Security Interest

     As security for the Indebtedness (hereinafter defined), each Debtor hereby pledges and grants
to Secured Party, as Agent for and on behalf of Banks, a security interest in the following
described property of Debtor (the “Collateral”):

     (a) all inventory, goods (including returned or repossessed goods and all goods the
sale of which gives rise to accounts receivable, contract rights, chattel paper, general
intangibles or instruments), merchandise and other personal property, in each case (i)
whether now owned or hereafter produced, manufactured or acquired by such Debtor which are
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contract of service or are raw materials, work in process or materials used or consumed
or to be used or consumed in such Debtor’s business, and (ii) wherever located;

     (b) all accounts; accounts receivable; contract rights; general intangibles; chattel
paper and instruments (including without limitation instruments evidencing any obligation to
such Debtor for payment for goods sold or leased or services rendered or otherwise); deposit
accounts; documents; rights to payment evidenced by chattel paper, documents or instruments;
letters of credit; letter of credit rights; supporting obligations; and the rights to
payment for money or funds advanced or sold together with all payments thereon or
thereunder; tax refunds; goodwill; licenses, permits and privileges; customer lists; rights
of indemnification;

     (c) all machinery, equipment, furniture and other tangible personal property and
fixtures of such Debtor, together with all accessions, additions, accessories, parts and
equipment now or hereafter affixed thereto or used in connection therewith;

     (d) all patents, trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property and proprietary
rights;

     (e) all investment property of such Debtor; and

     (f) the balance from time to time in all bank and depository accounts of such Debtor
and all amounts in any lockbox or in any collateral account, including all funds on deposit
therein, all investments arising out of such funds, all claims thereunder or in connection
therewith, and all cash, instruments, securities, rights and other property at any time and
from time to time received, receivable, or otherwise distributed in respect of such
accounts, such funds or such investments;

     (g) all Software (for purposes of this Agreement, “Software” consists of all (i)
computer programs and supporting information provided in connection with a transaction
relating to the program, and (ii) computer programs embedded in goods and any supporting
information provided in connection with a transaction relating to the program whether or not
the program is associated with the goods in such a manner that it customarily is considered
part of the goods, and whether or not, by becoming the owner of the goods, a person acquires
a right to use the program in connection with the goods, and whether or not the program is
embedded in goods that consist solely of the medium in which the program is embedded);

whether any such property is now owned or hereafter acquired or existing by such Debtor, and all
records (including computer software) pertaining to the foregoing, and all substitutions for, all
proceeds and all products of the foregoing, including insurance proceeds, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, subject in each case only to the Permitted Encumbrances. The pledge and grant of
a security interest in proceeds hereunder shall not be deemed to give such Debtor any right to
dispose of any of the Collateral, except in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.

     II. Debtors’ Obligations

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     A. Payment of Secured Indebtedness. The security interest created herein by each
Debtor is given as security for the discharge and performance of the following obligations: all of
such Debtor’s and the Borrower’s obligations contained in or arising under or in connection with
the Credit Agreement, any Note, the Guaranty, any Interest Rate Protection Agreements, any other
Loan Document or any other document or instrument executed in connection therewith, howsoever
created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, now or hereafter
existing, or due to become due, together with interest thereon; and also as security for all other
indebtedness and liabilities, whether direct, indirect, absolute or contingent, owing by such
Debtor or the Borrower to the Banks in any manner and at any time, whether due or hereafter to
become due, now owing or that may hereafter be incurred by such Debtor or the Borrower to or
acquired by the Banks, and any judgments that may hereafter be rendered on such indebtedness or any
part thereof, with interest according to the rates and terms specified, or as provided by law, and
any and all replacements, consolidations, amendments, renewals or extensions of the foregoing
(collectively herein called the “Indebtedness”).

     B. Protection of Collateral. Each Debtor shall take any and all reasonable steps
required to protect the Collateral, and in pursuance thereof, each such Debtor agrees that:

          (1) The Collateral will not be misused, wasted or allowed to deteriorate, except for the
ordinary wear and tear of its intended primary use or to the extent no longer useful or necessary
to such Debtor’s business, and will at all times be maintained in accordance with the applicable
terms of the Credit Agreement.

          (2) The Collateral described in Section I.(a) and (c) will be insured with insurance coverage
by financially sound and reputable insurers and in such forms and amounts and against such risks as
prudent business judgment and then current practice would dictate for companies or professional
enterprises engaged in the same or a similar business and owning and operating similar properties.
In the case of all such insurance policies, each such Debtor shall designate the Secured Party, on
behalf of Banks, as mortgagee and loss payee and such policies shall provide that any loss be
payable to each such Debtor and Secured Party, on behalf of Banks, as mortgagee and loss payee, as
their respective interests may appear. Further, upon the request of the Secured Party acting at the
request of the Banks, each such Debtor shall deliver copies of all said policies, including all
endorsements thereon and those required hereunder, to Secured Party; and each such Debtor assigns
to Secured Party, on behalf of Banks, as additional security hereunder, all its rights to receive
proceeds of insurance with respect to the Collateral, subject to clause (i) of this subsection
II.B.(2). All such insurance shall, by its terms, provide that no cancellation, lapse (including
without limitation any lapse for non-payment of premiums) or material change in coverage shall
become effective until thirty (30) days after receipt by Secured Party of written notice from the
applicable carrier. Each Debtor further shall provide Secured Party upon request with evidence
reasonably satisfactory to Secured Party that each such Debtor is at all times in compliance with
this paragraph. During the continuance of an Event of Default, Secured Party may act as each such
Debtor’s attorney-in-fact in obtaining, adjusting, settling and compromising such insurance and
endorsing any drafts. Upon default in this covenant, Secured Party may procure such insurance and
its costs therefor shall be charged to Borrower, payable on demand, with interest at the highest
rate set forth in the Credit Agreement and added to the Indebtedness secured hereby. The
disposition of proceeds of any insurance on the Collateral (“Insurance Proceeds”) shall be governed
by the following:

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          (i) provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing hereunder, (a) if
the amount of Insurance Proceeds in respect of any loss or casualty does not exceed Twenty
Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), such Debtor shall be entitled, in the event of such loss or
casualty, to receive all such Insurance Proceeds and to apply the same toward the
replacement of the Collateral affected thereby; and (b) if the amount of Insurance Proceeds
in respect of any loss or casualty exceeds Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), such
Insurance Proceeds shall be paid to and received by Secured Party, for release to such
Debtor for the replacement of the Collateral affected thereby or, upon written request of
such Debtor (accompanied by reasonable supporting documentation), for such other use or
purpose as approved by the Majority Banks, in their reasonable discretion, it being
understood and agreed in connection with any release of funds under this subparagraph (B),
that the Secured Party and Majority Banks may impose reasonable and customary conditions on
the disbursement of such Insurance Proceeds; and

          (ii) if an Event of Default has occurred or is continuing hereunder, all Insurance
Proceeds in respect of any loss or casualty shall be paid to and received by the Secured
Party, to be applied by the Secured Party against the Indebtedness and/or to be held by the
Secured Party as cash collateral for the Indebtedness, as the Majority Banks may direct in
their sole discretion and/or for replacement of the Collateral affected thereby, as the
Majority Banks may direct in their sole discretion.

          (3) The Collateral is located in the premises set forth on Schedule I, and will not be moved
to premises other than those set forth on Schedule I, and such other locations with respect to
which each such Debtor shall have executed and delivered to Secured Party all financing statements
and other documents and instruments necessary to perfect or continue the perfection of the Secured
Party’s security interest in the Collateral. Subject to the applicable terms of the Credit
Agreement, upon request therefor by the Secured Party, each such Debtor will inform the Secured
Party in writing of the whereabouts of the Collateral and Debtor will promptly arrange for any
inspections requested by the Secured Party, on behalf of Banks pursuant to the terms of the Credit
Agreement;

          (4) Each such Debtor shall comply with all applicable laws, rules, ordinances, regulations and
orders of any governmental authority, whether federal, state, local or foreign in effect from time
to time with respect to the Collateral, to the full extent required under the Credit Agreement.

          (5) Secured Party, on behalf of the Banks, may, subject to the applicable terms of the Credit
Agreement, examine and inspect the Collateral at any time wherever located.

     C. Protection of Security Interest. Each Debtor agrees that:

          (1) Except as permitted by the Credit Agreement, it will not sell, transfer, lease or
otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral or any interest therein or offer to do so (other than
the sale or lease of inventory in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise permitted by the
Credit Agreement) without the prior written consent of Secured Party, given at the written
direction or with the written approval of the requisite Banks, and will not create, incur, assume
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suffer to exist any mortgage, pledge, encumbrance, security interest, lien or charge of any
kind upon any of the Collateral (or any interest therein or portion thereof), other than in favor
of Secured Party, on behalf of the Banks and liens permitted under the Credit Agreement.

          (2) It will, to the full extent required under the Credit Agreement, pay all taxes including,
without limitation, any maintenance fees payable on any registered patents and any fees in
connection with any required filings in connection with any pending or registered trademarks,
assessments, governmental charges and levies upon the Collateral or for its use or operation.

          (3) It will sign and execute alone or with Secured Party any financing statement or other
document (including without limitation, filings required in connection with any pending or
registered trademark) or procure any documents and pay all connected costs, necessary to protect
the security interest under this Security Agreement against the rights or interests of third
persons.

          (4) It will reimburse Secured Party for all reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’
fees, incurred for any action taken by Secured Party to remedy an Event of Default of Debtor which
Secured Party elects to remedy pursuant to its rights under Paragraph IV hereof.

          (5) It will,

          (i) subject to Section 6.5 of the Credit Agreement, allow Secured Party, or any Bank,
to examine, audit and inspect such Debtor’s books, accounts, and other records relating to
the Collateral wherever located at all reasonable times during normal business hours, upon
oral or written request of Secured Party, and to make and take away copies of any and all
such books, accounts, records and ledgers;

          (ii) punctually and properly perform all of its covenants and duties under any other
security agreement, mortgage, collateral document, pledge agreement or contract of any kind
now or hereafter existing as security for or in connection with payment of the Indebtedness,
or any part thereof;

          (iii) perform its obligations under and comply with the terms and provisions of the
Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is or may become a party;

          (iv) keep, at the addresses designated on Schedule II and such additional addresses as
may be provided from time to time for its records, all records concerning the Collateral,
which records will be of such character as will enable Secured Party or its designees to
determine at any time the status of the Collateral;

          (v) give Secured Party not less than 30 days prior written notice of all contemplated
changes in such Debtor’s name, legal structure, location, jurisdiction of formation, or
chief executive office, or in the location of the Collateral or such Debtor’s records
concerning same and, prior to making any such changes, file or cause to be filed all
financing statements or amendments or other documents or instruments determined by

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Secured Party to be necessary or appropriate to establish and maintain a valid first
priority security interest in all the Collateral in accordance with the terms hereof;

          (vi) promptly furnish Secured Party with any information in writing which Secured Party
may reasonably request concerning the Collateral;

          (vii) to the extent required under the Credit Agreement, promptly notify Secured Party
of any material claim, action or proceeding affecting the Collateral and title therein, or
in any part thereof, or the security interest created herein, and, at the request of the
Secured Party, appear in and defend, at such Debtor’s expense, any such action or
proceeding;

          (viii) promptly, after being requested by Secured Party, pay to Secured Party the
amount of all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and other legal
expenses, incurred by Secured Party pursuant to and in accordance with the Credit Agreement
in protecting and maintaining the Collateral or its rights hereunder, or in connection with
any audit or inspection of the Collateral pursuant to the terms hereof, and in enforcing the
security interest created herein;

          (ix) allow Secured Party, upon and so long as there exists any Default or Event of
Default, to correspond with its account debtors to confirm its accounts receivable and
Obligors under any contracts;

          (x) take such actions as Secured Party, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or
appropriate to establish exclusive control (as defined in the UCC) over any Collateral of
such nature that perfection of Secured Party’s security interest may be established by
control.

          (6) With respect to any Collateral of a kind requiring an additional security agreement,
financing statement, or other writing to perfect a security interest therein in favor of Secured
Party, on behalf of Banks, such Debtor will forthwith upon demand by Secured Party execute and
deliver to Secured Party on behalf of Banks, whatever documentation the Secured Party or the
requisite Banks shall reasonably deem necessary or proper for such purpose. Should any covenant,
duty or agreement of such Debtor fail to be performed in accordance with its terms hereunder
resulting in an Event of Default, Secured Party may, but shall never be obligated to, perform or
attempt to perform such covenant, duty or agreement on behalf of such Debtor, and any amount
expended by Secured Party in such performance or attempted performance shall become part of the
Indebtedness, and, at the request of Secured Party, such Debtor agrees to pay such amount to
Secured Party upon demand at Secured Party’s office in Detroit, Michigan together with interest
thereon at the highest rate at which interest accrues on amounts after the same become due pursuant
to the terms of the Credit Agreement, from the date of such expenditure by Secured Party until
paid. With respect to any Collateral (other than goods) in which such Debtor acquires any rights
subsequent to the date hereof and which, under applicable law, a security interest is or can be
perfected by possession, upon request of the Secured Party or the Majority Banks, such Debtor
agrees to deliver possession of such Collateral to Secured Party immediately upon its acquisition
of rights therein.

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          (7) It will hold the proceeds of any of the Collateral (including accounts receivable and
contracts) which is sold other than in the ordinary course of such Debtor’s business (or otherwise
as permitted under the Credit Agreement or this Agreement, subject to the terms thereof) in trust
for Secured Party on behalf of the Banks, will not commingle said proceeds with any other funds,
and, after and during the continuance of an Event of Default, will deliver such proceeds to Secured
Party immediately upon its request.

          (8) It will not, except as permitted under the Credit Agreement, grant any rebate, refund,
allowance or credit on any account receivable, or on any amounts due under any accounts receivable,
other than in the ordinary course of business, without Secured Party’s prior written consent.

          (9) If Secured Party, acting in its sole discretion, redelivers any Collateral to such Debtor
or such Debtor’s designee for the purpose of (i) the ultimate sale or exchange thereof, or
(ii)presentation, collection, renewal, or registration of transfer thereof, or (iii) loading,
unloading, storing, shipping, transshipping, manufacturing, processing or otherwise dealing
therewith preliminary to sale or exchange; such redelivery shall not constitute a release of
Secured Party’s security interest therein or in the proceeds thereof unless Secured Party, with the
consent of the Banks, specifically so agrees in writing. If such Debtor requests any such
redelivery, such Debtor will deliver with such request a duly executed financing statement in form
and substance satisfactory to Secured Party.

          (10) Subject to the applicable terms of the Credit Agreement, Debtor shall at the direction of
the Secured Party take any and all other steps reasonably required under applicable law to perfect
the lien and security interest established hereby in favor of Secured Party, on behalf of the
Banks, including without limitation the execution, delivery and/or performance of appropriate
acknowledgments, governmental acknowledgments, registrations or approvals, financing statements and
other documents and instruments, and the registration, recording and/or filing of such instruments
with such Persons and in such jurisdictions as necessary to perfect the security interest and lien
established hereby.

          (11) Secured Party or any agent of Secured Party may execute and file in the name of and on
behalf of such Debtor all financing statements or other filings deemed necessary or desirable by
Secured Party to evidence, perfect or continue Secured Party’s security interests in the
Collateral.

          (12) Secured Party may take such actions in its own name or in such Debtor’s names as Secured
Party, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or appropriate to establish exclusive control (as
defined in the UCC) over any Collateral of such nature that perfection of Secured Party’s security
interest may be established by control.

          (13) It will take any and all actions required or reasonably requested by the Secured Party,
from time to time, to (i) cause the Secured Party to obtain exclusive control of any investment
property owned by such Debtor in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Secured Party and (ii)
obtain from any issuers of investment property and such other Persons, for the benefit of the
Secured Party, written confirmation of the Secured Party’s control over such investment property.
For purposes of this Section C(13), the Secured Party shall have exclusive

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control of investment property if (i) such investment property consists of certificated
securities and a Debtor delivers such certificated securities to the Secured Party (with
appropriate endorsements if such certificated securities are in registered form); (ii) such
investment property consists of uncertificated securities and either (x) a Debtor causes the issuer
to register the Debtor’s pledge of the investment property on the issuer’s books and records or (y)
the issuer thereof agrees, pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the
Secured Party, that it will comply with instructions originated by the Secured Party without
further consent by such Debtor; and (iii) such investment property consists of security
entitlements either (x) the Secured Party becomes the entitlement holder thereof or (y) the
appropriate securities intermediary agrees, pursuant to the documentation in form and substance
satisfactory to the Secured Party, that it will comply with entitlement orders originated by the
Secured Party without further consent by any Debtor.

     III. Collection of Proceeds — Remittance Basis.

     (a) At any time upon the request of Secured Party, each Debtor shall at its sole
expense maintain until the Agent acting in its sole discretion shall notify Debtors that the
Indebtedness is no longer required to be on a Remittance Basis a United States post office
lock box (the “Lock Box”), to which Secured Party shall have exclusive access, and to which
Debtors shall have no access. Each Debtor expressly authorizes Secured Party, from time to
time, to remove all contents from the Lock Box, for disposition in accordance with this
Agreement. Each Debtor agrees to notify all account debtors and other parties obligated to
it that all payments made on any account, invoice or other Collateral (other than payments
by electronic funds) shall be remitted, for the credit of such Debtor, to the Lock Box, and
each such Debtor shall include a like statement on all invoices. Payments made by
electronic funds transfer shall be made directly to the Cash Collateral Account (defined
below), and each such Debtor shall so instruct its account debtors and other parties
obligated to it. Each Debtor shall execute all documents, authorizations and other
agreements necessary to establish the Lock Box, and Secured Party’s exclusive access
thereto.

     (b) Any and all cash, checks, drafts and other instruments for the payment of money
received by each Debtor at any time, in full or partial payment of any of the Collateral
shall forthwith, upon receipt, be transmitted and delivered to Secured Party (properly
endorsed, where required, so that such items may be collected by Secured Party). Any such
items received by a Debtor shall not be commingled with any other of such Debtor’s funds or
property, but will be held separate and apart from such Debtor’s own funds or property, and
upon express trust for the benefit of Secured Party and the Banks until delivery is made to
Secured Party.

     (c) All items or amounts which are remitted to the Lock Box or otherwise delivered by
or for the benefit of a Debtor to Secured Party on account of partial or full payment of, or
any other amount payable with respect to, any of the Collateral shall, at Secured Party’ s
option, (i) be applied when received first to the payment of the Revolving Credit Advances
and then the other Indebtedness, whether then due or not, or (ii) shall be deposited to the
credit of a non-interest bearing deposit account in the name of Comerica Bank, as Secured
Party, for the benefit of the applicable Debtor (the “Cash

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Collateral Account”) to be established by each Debtor with Secured Party pursuant to
this paragraph, as security for payment of the Indebtedness, provided, however, prior to the
occurrence of an Event of Default, collected funds in the Cash Collateral Account shall be
applied to the payment of the Indebtedness each Business Day unless no Prime-based Advances
of the Revolving Credit are then outstanding in which case such funds shall be held in the
Cash Collateral Account until they can be applied to Prime-based Advances of the Revolving
Credit or, at the option of Debtor, deposited to an interest bearing account maintained in
the name of Debtor with Agent. No Debtor shall have any right whatsoever to withdraw any
funds so deposited. Each Debtor further grants to Secured Party a first security interest
in and lien on all funds on deposit in such account. To the extent collected funds remain
at any time on deposit in the Cash Collateral Account after payment and discharge in full of
the Indebtedness, Secured Party shall release such surplus collected funds to Debtor. Each
Debtor hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs Secured Party to endorse all items received
for deposit to the Cash Collateral Account, notwithstanding the inclusion on any such item
of a restrictive notation, e.g., “paid in full”, “balance of account”, or other restriction.

     (d) Each Debtor agrees that neither Secured Party nor any Bank shall be liable for any
loss or damage which Debtor suffer or may suffer as a result of Secured Party’s processing
of items or its exercise of any other rights or remedies under this Agreement, including
without limitation indirect, special or consequential damages, loss of revenues or profits,
or any claim, demand or action by any third party arising out of or in connection with the
processing of items or the exercise of any other fights or remedies hereunder, except for
direct damages which arise from Secured Party’s or any Bank’s gross negligence or willful
misconduct. Each Debtor further agrees to indemnity and hold Secured Party and the Banks
harmless from and against all such third party claims, demands or actions, including without
limitation litigation costs and reasonable attorney fees, except with respect to such
claims, demands and actions which arise from Secured Party’s or any Bank’s gross negligence
or willful misconduct.

     IV. Default

     The terms “Default” and “Event of Default”, as used herein, shall mean the occurrence and
continuance of a Default or an Event of Default, as the case may be, under the Credit Agreement.

     V. Secured Party’s Rights and Remedies.

     In addition to its rights and remedies under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, and under applicable law, Secured Party shall have available to it the following rights
and remedies upon occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default:

     A. Right to Discharge Debtor’s Obligations. Secured Party may, with the approval of
the Majority Banks, discharge taxes, liens or security interests or other encumbrances at any time
levied or placed on the Collateral in violation of the terms hereof, whether senior or junior to
the security interest herein granted, may remedy or cure any default of a Debtor under the terms of
any lease, rental agreement, land contract or other document which in any way pertains to or

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affects such Debtor’s title to or interest in any of the Collateral, may pay for insurance on
the Collateral, and may pay for the maintenance and preservation of the Collateral, unless such
Debtor is contesting in good faith such obligations, and such Debtor agrees to reimburse Secured
Party, on demand, for any payment made or any expense incurred by Secured Party pursuant to the
foregoing authorization, with interest, which payments and expenses shall be secured by the
Collateral.

     B. Remedies and Enforcement. Secured Party shall have and may exercise, at the
direction or with the approval of the Majority Banks, any and all rights of enforcement and
remedies afforded to a secured party under the UCC or other applicable uniform commercial code (or
other applicable law), to the full extent permitted by applicable law, on the date of this Security
Agreement or the date of such Debtor’s default, together with any and all other rights and remedies
otherwise provided and available to Secured Party by applicable law unless such application would
result in the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof, in which case the law of the
state in which any of the Collateral is located shall apply to the extent necessary to render such
provision valid and enforceable; and, in conjunction with, in addition to, or substitution for
those rights, Secured Party may, at the direction or with the approval of the Majority Banks, or
with respect to subparagraph (3) below), all of the Banks:

          (1) Enter upon such Debtor’s premises to take possession of, assemble, collect and/or dispose
of the Collateral and, if Secured Party elects to do, to apply any of the Collateral against any of
the Indebtedness secured hereby;

          (2) Require such Debtor to assemble the Collateral and make it available at a place Secured
Party designates to allow Secured Party to take possession or dispose of the Collateral;

          (3) Waive any default, or remedy any default, without waiving its rights and remedies upon
default and without waiving any other prior or subsequent default;

          (4) Without any notice to any Debtor, notify any parties obligated on any of the Collateral to
make payment to the Secured Party, on behalf of the Banks, of any amounts due or to become due
thereunder and enforce collection of any of the Collateral by suit or otherwise and surrender,
release or exchange all or any part thereof, or compromise or extend or renew for any period
(whether or not longer than the original period) the indebtedness thereunder or evidenced thereby.
Upon request of the Secured Party, each Debtor will, at its own expense, notify any parties
obligated to such Debtor on any of the Collateral to make payment to the Secured Party of any
amounts due or to become due thereunder, and indicate on all billings to such account debtors that
their accounts must be paid to or as directed by Secured Party. Each Debtor agrees that neither
Secured Party nor the Banks shall be liable for any loss or damage which such Debtor suffers or may
suffer as a result of Secured Party’s processing of items or its exercise of any other rights or
remedies under this Security Agreement, including without limitation indirect, special or
consequential damages, loss of revenues or profits, or any claim, demand or action by any third
party not related to or affiliated with such Debtor arising out of or in connection with the
processing of items (excluding only the claims of such third parties in connection with the
processing of items based solely upon the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Secured Party)
or the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder. Each

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Debtor further agrees to indemnify and hold Secured Party and the Banks harmless from and
against all such third party claims, demands or actions, including without limitation litigation
costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees, excepting only those claims, demands and actions arising
solely as a result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Secured Party or any of the
Banks;

          (5) Appoint any officer or agent of Secured Party as a Debtor’s true and lawful proxy and
attorney-in-fact, with power, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of
Default; to endorse such Debtor’s name or any of its officers or agents upon any notes, checks,
drafts, money orders, or other instruments of payment (including payments payable under any policy
of insurance on the Collateral) or Collateral that may come into possession of the Secured Party in
full or part payment of any amounts owing to the Banks; to sign and endorse the name of such Debtor
and/or any of its officers or agents upon any invoice, freight or express bill, bill of lading,
storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications and notices in
connection with accounts, and any instrument or document relating thereto or to such Debtor’s
rights therein; to execute on behalf of such Debtor any financing statements, amendments,
subordinations or other filings pursuant to the Credit Agreement, this Security Agreement or the
other Loan Documents; each Debtor hereby granting unto Secured Party on behalf of the Banks upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, as the proxy and attorney-in-fact
of such Debtor, full power to do any and all things necessary to be done in and about the premises
as fully and effectually as such Debtor might or could do, and hereby ratifying all that said proxy
and attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The proxy and power of
attorney described herein shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable
for the entire term of the Credit Agreement, the Notes and all transactions thereunder and
thereafter as long as any Indebtedness or any of the commitments to lend (whether optional or
obligatory) remain outstanding. The Secured Party shall have full power to collect, compromise,
endorse, sell or otherwise deal with the Collateral or proceeds thereof on behalf of the Banks in
its own name or in the name of such Debtor.

     C. Right of Sale.

          (1) Each Debtor agrees that upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default,
Secured Party may, at its option, sell and dispose of the Collateral at public or private sale
without any previous demand of performance. Each Debtor agrees that notice of such sale sent to
such Debtor’s address, as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto, by certified or
registered mail sent at least five (5) Business Days prior to such sale, shall constitute
reasonable notice of sale. The foregoing shall not require notice if none is necessary under
applicable law. The proceeds of sale shall be applied in the following order:

          (i) to all reasonable costs and charges incurred by Secured Party in the taking and
causing the removal and sale of said property, including such reasonable attorneys’ fees as
shall have been incurred by Secured Party;

          (ii) to the Indebtedness, including without limitation all accrued interest thereon,
premiums and make whole amounts, if any, in the order set forth in the Credit Agreement; and

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          (iii) any surplus of such proceeds remaining shall be paid to such Debtor, or to such
other party who shall lawfully be entitled thereto.

     Each Debtor agrees that Secured Party shall be under no obligation to accept any noncash
proceeds in connection with any sale or disposition of Collateral unless failure to do so would be
commercially unreasonable. If Secured Party agrees in its sole discretion to accept noncash
proceeds (unless the failure to do so would be commercially unreasonable), Secured Party may
ascribe any commercially reasonable value to such proceeds. Without limiting the foregoing,
Secured Party may apply any discount factor in determining the present value of proceeds to be
received in the future or may elect to apply proceeds to be received in the future only as and when
such proceeds are actually received in cash by Bank.

          (2) At any sale or sales made pursuant to this Security Agreement or in a suit to foreclose
the same, the Collateral may be sold en masse or separately, at the same or at different times, at
the option of the Secured Party or its assigns. Such sale may be public or private with notice as
required by the Uniform Commercial Code as then in effect in the state in which the Collateral is
located, and the Collateral need not be present at the time or place of sale. At any such sale, the
Secured Party may bid for and purchase any of the property sold, notwithstanding that such sale is
conducted by the Secured Party or its attorneys, agents, or assigns. At any sale or other
disposition of Collateral pursuant to this Agreement, Bank disclaims all warranties which would
otherwise be given under the UCC, including without limit a disclaimer of any warranty relating to
title, possession, quiet enjoyment or the like, and Bank may communicate these disclaimers to a
purchaser at such disposition. This disclaimer of warranties will not render the sale commercially
unreasonable.

          (3) The following shall be the basis for any finder of fact’s determination of the value of
any Collateral which is the subject matter of a disposition giving rise to a calculation of any
surplus or deficiency under Section 9-615 (f) of the UCC: (a) the Collateral which is the subject
matter of the disposition shall be valued in an “as is” condition as of the date of the
disposition, without any assumption or expectation that such Collateral will be repaired or
improved in any manner; (b) the valuation shall be based upon an assumption that the transferee of
such Collateral desires a resale of the Collateral for cash promptly (but no later than 30 days)
following the disposition; (c) all reasonable closing costs customarily borne by the seller in
commercial sales transactions relating to property similar to such Collateral shall be deducted
including, without limitation, brokerage commissions, tax prorations, attorneys’ fees, whether
inside or outside counsel is used, and marketing costs; (d) the value of the Collateral which is
the subject matter of the disposition shall be further discounted to account for any estimated
holding costs associated with maintaining such Collateral pending sale (to the extent not accounted
for in (c) above), and other maintenance, operational and ownership expenses; and (e) any expert
opinion testimony given or considered in connection with a determination of the value of such
Collateral must be given by persons having at least 5 years experience in appraising property
similar to the Collateral and who have conducted and prepared a complete written appraisal of such
Collateral taking into consideration the factors set forth above. The “value” of any such
Collateral shall be a factor in determining the amount of proceeds which would have been realized
in a disposition to a transferee other than a secured party, a person related to a secured party or
a secondary obligor under Section 9-615(f).

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     D. Miscellaneous. Secured Party shall have the right at all times to enforce the
provisions of this Security Agreement, on behalf of Banks, in strict accordance with the terms
hereof, notwithstanding any conduct or custom on the part of Secured Party or any of the Banks in
refraining from so doing at any time or times. The failure of Secured Party or any of the Banks at
any time or times to enforce its rights under said provisions strictly in accordance with the same
shall not be construed as having created a custom in any way or manner contrary to the specific
provisions of this Security Agreement or as having in any way or manner modified the same. All
rights and remedies of Secured Party and Banks hereunder shall be cumulative and concurrent, and
the exercise of one right or remedy shall not be deemed a waiver or release of any other right or
remedy.

     VI. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Debtors.

     Each Debtor represents and warrants, and, after the date hereof, covenants so long as any of
the Credit Agreement, the Notes or Letter of Credit Agreements remain in effect other than with
respect to contingent indemnification obligations to the extent no claim has been asserted, that:

     A. Such Debtor is a registered organization under the laws of one of the states comprising the
United States and such Debtor is located (as determined under the UCC) in the state under the laws
of which it was organized, which is set forth in Schedule II hereto;

     B. Each other location where Debtor maintains a place of business is set forth on Schedule
III;

     C. No financing statement covering the Collateral, or any part thereof, has been or will be
filed with any filing officer, except as permitted under the Credit Agreement. No person, other
than Secured Party, has possession or control (as defined in the UCC) of any Collateral of such
nature that perfection of a security interest may be accomplished by control.

     D. No other agreement, pledge or assignment covering the Collateral, or any part thereof, has
been or will be made and no security interest, other than the one created hereby or pursuant to
security agreements and pledges previously made in favor of Secured Party on behalf of the Banks,
has or will be attached or has been or will be perfected in the Collateral or in any part thereof,
except as permitted under the Credit Agreement.

     E. No material dispute, right of setoff, counterclaim or defenses exist with respect to any
part of the Collateral (excluding accounts, accounts receivable and rights to payment for services
rendered), except as permitted under the Credit Agreement.

     F. At the time Secured Party’s security interest attaches to any of the Collateral or its
proceeds, such Debtor will be the lawful owner thereof with the right to transfer any interest
therein, such Collateral is free and clear of all liens other than the one created hereby or
permitted by the Credit Agreement and that such Debtor will make such further assurances to prove
its title to the Collateral as may be reasonably required, will keep such Collateral free and clear
of all liens other than the one created hereby and liens permitted by the Credit Agreement, and
will take such action to defend the Collateral and its proceeds against the lawful claims and
demands of all persons whomsoever. The delivery at any time by such Debtor to Secured Party

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of Collateral, or financing statements covering any Collateral shall constitute a
representation and warranty by such Debtor under this Security Agreement that, with respect to such
Collateral, and each item thereof, such Debtor is owner of the Collateral and the matters
heretofore warranted in this paragraph are true and correct in all material respects.

     G. The representations and warranties contained in any of the Credit Agreement and the
Guaranty are incorporated by reference herein and are all made as of the date hereof.

     VII. Mutual Agreements.

     Each Debtor and Secured Party mutually agree as follows:

     A. “Debtor” and “Secured Party” as used in this Security Agreement include the successors and
permitted assigns of those parties.

     B. To the extent permitted by applicable law, except as otherwise provided herein, the law
governing this Security Agreement shall be that of the State of Michigan.

     C. This Security Agreement includes all amendments and supplements hereto and all assignments
hereof, provided, that such Debtor and Secured Party shall not be bound by any amendment hereto
unless such amendment is expressed in a writing executed by each of them.

     D. All capitalized or other terms not specifically defined herein are used as defined in the
Credit Agreement. To the extent not inconsistent therewith, all such terms shall also be construed
in conformity with the UCC or other applicable Uniform Commercial Code.

     E. The security interest granted under this Security Agreement shall be a continuing security
interest in every respect (whether or not the outstanding balance of the Indebtedness is from time
to time temporarily reduced to zero) and Secured Party’s security interest in the Collateral as
granted herein shall continue in full force and effect for the entire duration that the Credit
Agreement remains in effect (other than to the extent in effect only with respect to contingent
indemnification obligations with respect to which no claim has been asserted) and until all of the
Indebtedness is repaid and discharged in full, and no commitment (whether optional or obligatory)
to extend any credit under the Credit Agreement or any of the Notes remains outstanding.

     F. THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT IS SUBJECT TO THE MUTUAL WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL CONTAINED IN THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE GUARANTY, AS
APPLICABLE.

     G. Each of the Debtors hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any
United States Federal Court or Michigan state court sitting in Detroit, Michigan in any action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Security Agreement and hereby irrevocably agrees that
all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in any such United
States Federal Court or Michigan state court. Each Debtor irrevocably consents to the service of
any and all process in any such action or proceeding brought in any court in or of the State of
Michigan by the delivery of copies of such process to such Debtor at its address

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specified in Schedule II hereto or by certified mail directed to such address. Nothing in this
paragraph shall affect the right of the Banks and the Secured Party to serve process in any other
manner permitted by law or limit the right of the Banks or the Secured Party (or any of them) to
bring any such action or proceeding against any of the Debtors or any of its or their property in
the courts of any other jurisdiction. Each of the Debtors hereby irrevocably waives any objection
to the laying of venue of any such suit or proceeding in the above described courts.

[signatures follow on succeeding pages]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned Debtors and Secured Party have executed this
Security Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	DEBTORS:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CAPITAL CITY ACQUISITION CORP.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

James G. Petcoff
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Its:
	 	President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CAPITAL CITY HOLDING COMPANY, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

Brian J. Roney
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Its:
	 	Chief Financial Officer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	DAVIS-GARVIN HOLDINGS, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Brian J. Roney	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Its:
	 	Chief Financial Officer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CAPITAL EXCESS & SURPLUS BROKERS, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Brian J. Roney	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Its:
	 	Chief Financial Officer	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	SOUTHEASTERN CLAIMS SERVICES, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Brian J. Roney	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Its:
	 	Chief Financial Officer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	SAFECO PRODUCTS, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Brian J. Roney	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Its:
	 	Chief Financial Officer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CHARTER PREMIUM AUDITS, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Brian J. Roney	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Its:
	 	Chief Financial Officer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CAPITAL COLLECTION SERVICES, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Brian J. Roney	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Its:
	 	Chief Financial Officer	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	ACCEPTED BY SECURED PARTY:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	COMERICA BANK, as Agent for the Banks	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Mark A. Rafdal	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Its:

	 	Vice President	 	 

 

 

Schedule I

Location of Collateral

Each Debtor’s assets are located
at                
               
               
               
              
                                                                  

[TO BE PROVIDED BY DEBTORS’ COUNSEL]

 

 

Schedule II

Each Debtor’s chief executive office,

principal place of business and location

of organization

Each Debtor’s chief executive office and principal place of business is located at

     
              
              
              
              
                         
               
                   

Each Debtor’s location
(as determined under the UCC) is          
              
                
              
                        
   

[TO BE PROVIDED BY DEBTORS’ COUNSEL]

 

 

Schedule III

Locations of Place of Business

                                                            

                                                            

[TO BE PROVIDED BY DEBTORS’ COUNSEL]exv4w7

 

EXHIBIT 4.7

GUARANTY

     This GUARANTY is made as of this 2nd day of July, 2007 by the undersigned (“Guarantor”) to
Comerica Bank, as Agent (“Agent”) for and on behalf of the Banks (as defined below).

RECITALS

     A. North Pointe Holdings Corporation, a Michigan corporation (“Borrower”) Agent, and the
lending institutions from time to time party thereto (the “Banks”) entered into a Second Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 30, 2006 (as amended, restated, supplemented or
replaced from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”).

     B. Guarantor desires to see the success of the Borrower and furthermore, Guarantor shall
receive direct and/or indirect benefits from extensions of credit made or to be made pursuant to
the Credit Agreement to the Borrower.

     C. Agent is acting as Agent for the Banks pursuant to Section 11.1 of the Credit Agreement.

     NOW, THEREFORE, as a continuing inducement to Agent and the Banks to enter into and perform
their obligations under the Credit Agreement, the Guarantor and Agent agree as follows:

     1. Definitions. Unless otherwise provided herein, all capitalized or other terms in
this Guaranty shall have the meanings specified in the Credit Agreement. The term “Banks” as used
herein shall include any successors or assigns of the Banks, in accordance with the Credit
Agreement.

     2. Guaranty. The Guarantor hereby guarantees to the Banks the due and punctual payment
to the Banks when due, whether by acceleration or otherwise, of all amounts, including, without
limitation, principal, interest (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition
in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding by
Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such a
proceeding), and all other liabilities and obligations, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent,
due or to become due, now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in
connection with:

     (a) the Credit Agreement;

     (b) all other Indebtedness (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of the Borrower under
or in connection with the Loan Documents, whether such Indebtedness is now existing or
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     (c) all extensions, renewals and amendments of or to the Credit Agreement or such other
Indebtedness, or any replacements or substitutions therefor;

whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, and
reasonable costs and expenses (including without limitation, all reasonable fees and disbursements
of counsel to the Agent or any Bank) or otherwise, and hereby agrees that if the Borrower shall
fail to pay any of such amounts when and as the same shall be due and payable, or shall fail to
perform and discharge any covenant, representation or warranty in accordance with the terms of the
Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents (subject, in each case, to any applicable
periods of grace or cure), it will forthwith pay to the Agent, on behalf of the Banks, an amount
equal to any such amount and will pay any and all damages that may be incurred or suffered in
consequence thereof by Agent or any of the Banks and all reasonable expenses, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by Agent in enforcing such covenant, representation or
warranty of the Borrower and in enforcing the covenants and agreements of this Guaranty.

     3. Unconditional Character of Guaranty. The obligations of the Guarantor under this
Guaranty shall be absolute and unconditional, and shall be a guaranty of payment and not of
collection, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement or
any of the other Loan Documents, or any provision thereof, the absence of any action to enforce the
same, any waiver or consent with respect to or any amendment of any provision thereof, the recovery
of any judgment against any Person or action to enforce the same, any failure or delay in the
enforcement of the obligations of the Borrower under the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation, defense or termination, whether
with or without notice to any of the Guarantors. The Guarantor hereby waives diligence, demand for
payment, filing of claims with any court, any proceeding to enforce any provision of the Credit
Agreement executed by the Borrower or any of the other Loan Documents, any right to require a
proceeding first against Borrower or against any other guarantor or other party providing
collateral, or to exhaust any security for the performance of the obligations of the Borrower, any
protest, presentment, notice or demand whatsoever, and the Guarantor hereby covenants that this
Guaranty shall not be terminated, discharged or released except, subject to Section 6.8 hereof,
upon final payment in full subject to no revocation or rescission of all amounts due and to become
due from Borrower, as and to the extent described in Section 2 above, and only to the extent of any
such payment, performance and discharge. The Guarantor further covenants that no security now or
subsequently held by the Agent or the Banks for the payment of the Indebtedness evidenced by the
Notes made by the Borrower under the Credit Agreement, or for the payment of any other Indebtedness
of the Borrower to the Agent or the Banks under any Loan Documents, whether in the nature of a
security interest, pledge, lien, assignment, setoff, suretyship, guaranty, indemnity, insurance or
otherwise, and no act, omission or other conduct of Agent or the Banks in respect of such security
(excluding fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct), shall affect in any manner whatsoever
the unconditional obligation of this Guaranty, and that Agent and each of the Banks, in their
respective sole discretion and without notice to the Guarantor, may release, exchange, enforce,
apply the proceeds of and otherwise deal with any such security without affecting in any manner the
unconditional obligation of this Guaranty.

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     Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such obligations, and the rights of the
Agent to enforce the same on behalf of the Banks, by proceedings, whether by action at law, suit in
equity or otherwise, shall not be in any way affected by (i) any insolvency, bankruptcy,
liquidation, reorganization, readjustment, composition, dissolution, winding up or other proceeding
involving or affecting the Borrower or others, or (ii) any change in the ownership of any of the
capital stock or other equity interests of the Borrower or any other party providing collateral for
any indebtedness covered by this Guaranty, or any of their respective Affiliates.

     The Guarantor hereby waives to the fullest extent possible under applicable law:

     (a) any defense based upon the doctrine of marshalling of assets or upon an election of
remedies by Agent or the Banks, including, without limitation, an election to proceed by
non-judicial rather than judicial foreclosure;

     (b) any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the
obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more
burdensome than that of the principal;

     (c) any duty on the part of Agent or any of the Banks to disclose to the Guarantor any
facts Agent or the Banks may now or hereafter know about the Borrower regardless of whether
Agent or any Bank has reason to believe that any such facts materially increase the risk
beyond that which the Guarantor intends to assume or has reason to believe that such facts
are unknown to the Guarantor or has a reasonable opportunity to communicate such facts to
the Guarantor, since the Guarantor acknowledges that he is fully responsible for being and
keeping informed of the financial condition of the Borrower and of all circumstances bearing
on the risk of non-payment of any Indebtedness hereby guaranteed;

     (d) any claim for reimbursement, contribution, exoneration, indemnity or subrogation,
or any other similar claim, which the Guarantor may have or obtain against the Borrower by
reason of the existence of this Guaranty, or by reason of the payment by the Guarantor of
any Indebtedness or the performance of this Guaranty or of any other Loan Documents; and

     (e) any other event or action (excluding the Guarantor’s compliance with the provisions
hereof) that would result in the discharge by operation of law or otherwise of the Guarantor
from the performance or observance of any obligation, covenant or agreement contained in
this Guaranty.

     The Agent and each of the Banks may deal with the Borrower and any security held by them for
the obligations of the Borrower (as aforesaid), in the same manner and as freely as if this
Guaranty did not exist and Agent shall be entitled, on behalf of Banks, without notice to the
Guarantor, among other things, to grant to the Borrower such extension or extensions of time to
perform any act or acts as may seem advisable to Agent (on behalf of the Banks) at any time and
from time to time, and to permit the Borrower to incur additional indebtedness to Agent, the

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Banks,
or any of them, without terminating, affecting or impairing the validity or enforceability of this
Guaranty or the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder.

     The Agent may proceed, either in its own name (on behalf of the Banks) or in the name of the
Guarantor, or otherwise, to protect and enforce any or all of its rights under this Guaranty by
suit in equity, action at law or by other appropriate proceedings, or to take any action authorized
or permitted under applicable law, and shall be entitled to require and enforce the performance of
all acts and things required to be performed hereunder by the Guarantor. Each and every remedy of
the Agent and of the Banks shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and shall be in
addition to any other remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity.

     No waiver or release shall be deemed to have been made by the Agent or any of the Banks of any
of its rights hereunder unless the same shall be in writing and signed by all of the Banks or on
behalf of the Banks by the Agent, and any such waiver shall be a waiver or release only with
respect to the specific matter involved and shall in no way impair the rights of the Agent or any
of the Banks or the obligations of the Guarantor under this Guaranty in any other respect at any
other time.

     At the option of the Agent, the Guarantor may be joined in any action or proceeding commenced
by the Agent against the Borrower or any of the other parties providing collateral for any
indebtedness covered by this Guaranty in connection with or based upon the Credit Agreement or any
of the other Loan Documents or other Indebtedness, or any provision thereof, and recovery may be
had against the Guarantor in such action or proceeding or in any independent action or proceeding
against the Guarantor, without any requirement that the Agent or the Banks first assert, prosecute
or exhaust any remedy or claim against the Borrower and/or any other party providing collateral for
any Indebtedness covered by this Guaranty.

     As a separate, additional and continuing obligation, the Guarantor unconditionally and
irrevocably undertakes and agrees with Agent that, should the amounts referred to in Section 2 of
this Guaranty not be recoverable from Guarantor in its capacity as a guarantor under this Guaranty
for any reason whatsoever (including, without limitation, by reason of any provision of the Credit
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents being or becoming void, unenforceable, or otherwise
invalid under any applicable law) then, notwithstanding any knowledge thereof by Agent and the
Banks or any of them at any time, the Guarantor as sole, original and independent obligor, upon
demand by Agent, will make payment to Agent of all such amounts, by way of a full indemnity.

     4. Benefit of the Credit. The Guarantor is expecting to derive benefit, directly or
indirectly, from the credit extended by the Banks to Borrower.

     5. Collateral for Guaranty. The obligations of the Guarantor under this Guaranty shall
be secured by the Pledge Agreement executed and delivered by Guarantor to Agent, pursuant to the
Credit Agreement, together with such other Loan Documents as required to be executed and delivered
by the Guarantor concurrently with or subsequent to the date hereof, all

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pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

     6. Miscellaneous.

          6.1 Governing Law. This Guaranty has been delivered in Michigan and shall be
interpreted and the rights of the parties hereunder shall be determined under the laws of, and be
enforceable in, the State of Michigan.

          6.2 Severability. If any term or provision of this Guaranty or the application thereof
to any circumstance shall, to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this
Guaranty, or the application of such term or provision to circumstances other than those as to
which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each term and
provision of this Guaranty shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

          6.3 Notice. All notices and other communications to be made or given pursuant to this
Guaranty shall be sufficient if made or given in writing and shall be given by personal delivery,
by mail, by reputable overnight courier, by telex or by facsimile and addressed or delivered to it
at its address set forth on the signature pages hereof or at such other address as may be
designated by such party in a notice to the other party that complies as to deliver with the terms
of this Section 6.3. Any notice, if personally delivered or if mailed and properly addressed with
postage prepaid and sent by registered or certified mail, shall be deemed given when received or
when delivery is refused; any notice, if given to a reputable overnight courier and properly
addressed, shall be deemed given two (2) Business Days after the date on which it was sent, unless
it is actually received sooner by the named addressee; and any notice, if transmitted by telex or
facsimile, shall be deemed given when received (answerback confirmed in the case of telexes and
receipt confirmed in the case of telecopies).

          6.4 Right of Offset. The Guarantor acknowledges the rights of the Agent and of each of
the Banks, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to offset against
the Indebtedness of Guarantor to the Banks under this Guaranty, any amount owing by the Agent or
the Banks, or either or any of them to the Guarantor, whether represented by any deposit of the
Guarantor with the Agent or any of the Banks or otherwise.

          6.5 Right to Cure. The Guarantor shall have the right to cure any Event of Default
under the Credit Agreement or the Loan Documents with respect to obligations of the Borrower
thereunder; provided that such cure is effected within the applicable grace period or period for
cure, if any, provided under the Credit Agreement; and provided further that such cure can be
effected in compliance with the Credit Agreement. Except to the extent of payments of principal,
interest and/or other sums actually received by the Agent (or the Banks) pursuant to such cure, the
exercise of such right to cure by the Guarantor shall not reduce or otherwise affect the liability
of the Guarantor under this Guaranty.

          6.6 Consent to Jurisdiction. The Guarantor and Agent hereby irrevocably submit to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of any United States Federal or Michigan state court sitting in Detroit
in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guaranty and the

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Guarantor and Agent
hereby irrevocably agree that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and
determined in any such United States Federal or Michigan state court. The Guarantor irrevocably
consents to the service of any and all process in any such action or proceeding brought in any
court in or of the State of Michigan by the delivery of copies of such process to the Guarantor at
his address specified on the signature page hereto or by certified mail directed to such address or
such other address as may be designated by Guarantor in a
notice to the other parties that complies as to delivery with the terms of Section 6.3.
Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of the Agent to serve process in any other manner
permitted by law or limit the right of the Agent to bring any such action or proceeding against the
Guarantor or any of his property in the courts of any other jurisdiction. The Guarantor hereby
irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit or proceeding in the above
described courts.

          6.7 Amendments. The terms of this Guaranty may not be waived, altered, modified,
amended, supplemented or terminated in any manner whatsoever except as provided herein and in
accordance with the Credit Agreement.

          6.8 Release. Upon payment in full of the Indebtedness or the satisfaction by Guarantor
of his obligations hereunder and any Loan Documents executed by the Guarantor pursuant to the
Credit Agreement thereto, and when Guarantor is no longer subject to any obligation hereunder or
thereunder, the Agent shall deliver to the Guarantor, upon written request therefor, (i) a written
release of this Guaranty and (ii) appropriate discharges of any Collateral provided by the
Guarantor for this Guaranty; provided however that the effectiveness of this Guaranty and such
Collateral shall continue or be reinstated, as the case may be, in the event: that any payment
received or credit given by the Agent or the Banks, or any of them, is returned, disgorged,
rescinded or required to be recontributed to any Person as an avoidable preference, impermissible
setoff, fraudulent conveyance, restoration of capital or otherwise under any applicable state,
federal or national law of any jurisdiction, including without limitation laws pertaining to
bankruptcy or insolvency, and this Guaranty shall thereafter be enforceable against the Guarantor
as if such returned, disgorged, recontributed or rescinded payment or credit had not been received
or given by the Agent or the Banks, and whether or not the Agent or any Bank relied upon such
payment or credit or changed its position as a consequence thereof.

          6.9 Joint and Several Obligation, etc. The obligation of each of the Guarantors, if
more than one, under this Guaranty shall be several and also joint, each with all and also each
with any one or more of the others, and may be enforced against each severally, any two or more
jointly, or some severally and some jointly. Any one or more of the Guarantors may be released from
its obligations hereunder with or without consideration for such release and the obligations of the
other Guarantors hereunder shall be in no way affected thereby. Agent, on behalf of Banks, may fail
or elect not to prove a claim against any bankrupt or insolvent Guarantor and thereafter, Agent and
the Bank may, without notice to any Guarantors, extend or renew any part or all of any indebtedness
of any of the Guarantors, and may permit any of the Guarantors to incur additional indebtedness,
without affecting in any manner the unconditional obligation of the remaining Guarantors. Such
action shall not affect any right of contribution among the Guarantors.

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          6.10 Waiver of Jury Trial. COLLATERAL AGENT AND THE GUARANTOR AFTER CONSULTING OR
HAVING HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL, KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE
ANY RIGHT ANY OF THEM MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF
THIS GUARANTY OR ANY RELATED INSTRUMENT OR AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS GUARANTY OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, DEALING, STATEMENTS
(WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTION OF ANY OF THEM. NEITHER THE COLLATERAL AGENT NOR ANY OF THE
GUARANTORS SHALL SEEK TO CONSOLIDATE, BY COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHERWISE, ANY SUCH ACTION IN WHICH A JURY
TRIAL HAS BEEN WAIVED WITH ANY OTHER ACTION IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL CANNOT BE OR HAS NOT BEEN WAIVED.
THESE PROVISIONS SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY RESPECT OR RELINQUISHED BY THE
AGENT OR THE GUARANTOR EXCEPT BY A WRITTEN INSTRUMENT EXECUTED BY ALL OF THEM.

          6.11 Limitation under Applicable Insolvency Laws. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, it is the intention of the Guarantor, Agent and the Banks that the
amount of the Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall be in, but not in excess of, the maximum
amount thereof not subject to avoidance or recovery by operation of applicable law governing
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debts, relief of debtors, dissolution,
insolvency, fraudulent transfers or conveyances or other similar laws (collectively, “Applicable
Insolvency Laws”). To that end, but only in the event and to the extent that the Guarantor’s
obligations hereunder or any payment made pursuant thereto would, but for the operation of the
foregoing proviso, be subject to avoidance or recovery under Applicable Insolvency Laws, the amount
of the Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall be limited to the largest amount which, after effect
thereto, would not, under Applicable Insolvency Laws, render the Guarantor’s obligations hereunder
unenforceable or avoidable or subject to recovery under Applicable Insolvency Laws. To the extent
any payment actually made hereunder exceeds the limitation contained in this Section 6.11, then the
amount of such excess shall, from and after the time of payment by the Guarantor, be reimbursed by
the Banks upon demand by the Guarantor. The foregoing proviso is intended solely to preserve the
rights of the Agent and the Banks hereunder against the Guarantor to the maximum extent permitted
by Applicable Insolvency Laws and neither Borrower nor the Guarantor nor any other Person shall
have any right or claim under this Section 6.11 that would not otherwise be available under
Applicable Insolvency Laws.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Guarantor has executed this Guaranty as of the date set
forth above.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	GUARANTOR:
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	WITNESSES:	 	 	 	CAPITAL COLLECTION SERVICES, INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Brian J. Roney
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Its:
	 	Chief Financial Officer
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	GUARANT
	 	OR’S ADDRESS:
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	ACCEPTE

	 	D BY:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	COMERICA BANK, as Agent,

on behalf of the Banks	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

Mark A. Rafdal
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Its:

	 	Vice President

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