Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund

Regulatory Filings • Dec 15, 2009

CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Nuveen Insured Tax-Free Advantage Municipal Fund

Nuveen Asset Management

333 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

Phone: 312-917-7700

www.nuveen.com

December 15, 2009

OVERNIGHT DELIVERY AND EDGAR

John Grzeskiewicz

Senior Counsel

Division of Investment Management

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Nuveen Insured Tax-Free Advantage Municipal Fund

Registration Statement on Form N-2

File Nos. 333-163054 and 811-21213

Dear Mr. Grzeskiewicz:

In accordance with Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Nuveen Insured Tax-Free Advantage Municipal Fund (the “Fund”) hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of the above-captioned Registration Statement so that it will become effective by 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on December 17, 2009 or as soon thereafter as practicable.

The Fund also hereby requests that effectiveness of its Registration Statement on Form 8-A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, be accelerated to be concurrent with the effectiveness of the above-captioned Registration Statement.

Sincerely,
NUVEEN INSURED TAX-FREE ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL FUND
By:	/s/ Kevin J. McCarthy
	Kevin J. McCarthy
	Vice President and Secretary