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                                 ERNST & YOUNG


                        Consent Of Independent Auditors


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form N-2) and related prospectus and statement of
additional information of the Nuveen Insured Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the fund's initial
Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933 and in the fund's
Registration Statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (File No.
811-09475).



                                                           /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Chicago, Illinois
April 24, 2001
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