The undersigned registered closed-end investment company hereby notifies the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that it intends to redeem securities of which it is the issuer, as set forth below in accordance with the requirements of Rule 23c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”), and states that it is filing this notice with the Commission pursuant to permission granted by the Commission staff fewer than 30 days prior to the date set for the redemption.
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Title of the class of securities of Nuveen Insured Municipal Opportunity Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) to be redeemed:
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Municipal Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Shares, Liquidation Preference $25,000 per share, Series M (CUSIP #670984202), Series T (CUSIP #670984301), Series W (CUSIP #670984608), Series W2 (CUSIP #670984806), Series W3 (CUSIP #670984889), Series TH (CUSIP #670984400), Series TH2 (CUSIP #670984707), Series TH3 (CUSIP #670984871) and Series F (CUSIP #670984509) (the “MuniPreferred Shares”).
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(2)
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Date on which the securities are to be called or redeemed:
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Series
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Date
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M
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January 21, 2011
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T
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January 24, 2011
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W
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January 25, 2011
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W2
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January 25, 2011
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W3
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January 25, 2011
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TH
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January 26, 2011
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TH2
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January 26, 2011
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TH3
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January 26, 2011
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F
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January 20, 2011
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(3)
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Applicable provisions of the governing instrument pursuant to which the securities are to be redeemed:
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The MuniPreferred Shares are to be redeemed pursuant to Section 11(a)(i) of the Statement Establishing and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of Municipal Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Shares of the Fund.
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The number of shares to be redeemed and the basis upon which the shares to be redeemed are to be selected:
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The Fund intends to redeem all of the outstanding MuniPreferred Shares set forth below:
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Series
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Number of Shares
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M
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3,319
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T
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3,319
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W
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3,320
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W2
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2,655
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W3
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1,486
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TH
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3,319
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TH2
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3,321
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TH3
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2,536
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F
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3,318
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirement of Rule 23c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund has duly caused this Amended Notice of Intention to Redeem Securities to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned on this 30th day of December, 2010.
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NUVEEN INSURED MUNICIPAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
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By:
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/s/Mark L. Winget |
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Name: |
Mark L. Winget |
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Title: |
Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
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