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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001083839-09-000087
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	NSAR-B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20090228
FILED AS OF DATE:		20090428
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20090428
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20090428

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NUVEEN INSURED CALIFORNIA TAX FREE ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL FUND
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001195738
		IRS NUMBER:				030487017
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0831

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		NSAR-B
		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-21212
		FILM NUMBER:		09774391

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		333 WEST WACKER DRIVE
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60606
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3129178146
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SIGNATURE   STEPHEN D. FOY
TITLE       VICE PRESIDENT

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	Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and
Board of Directors/Trustees of Nuveen Closed-End Funds

In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of each
of the Nuveen Funds listed in Exhibit A attached hereto  (the  Funds ) as
of and for the period ended February 28, 2009, in accordance with the
standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United
States), we considered the Funds internal control over financial
reporting, including controls over safeguarding securities, as a basis for
designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our
opinion on the financial statements and to comply with the requirements
of Form N-SAR, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the
effectiveness of the Funds internal control over financial reporting.
Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

The management of the Funds is responsible for establishing and
maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. In
fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are
required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of controls. A
companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed
to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A
companys internal control over financial reporting includes those
policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records
that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and
dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable
assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company
are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management
and directors/trustees of the company; and (3) provide reasonable
assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized
acquisition, use or disposition of a companys assets that could have a
material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial
reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of
any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk
that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or
that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may
deteriorate.

A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists when the
design or operation of a control does not allow management or
employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions,
to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness
is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over
financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a
material misstatement of the companys annual or interim financial
statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Our consideration of the Funds internal control over financial reporting
was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph and would not
necessarily disclose all deficiencies in internal control that might be
material weaknesses under standards established by the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). However, we noted no
deficiencies in the Funds internal control over financial reporting and
their operation, including controls over safeguarding securities, that we
consider to be a material weakness as defined above as of February 28,
2009.

This report is intended solely for the information and use of management
and the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Funds and the Securities and
Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used
by anyone other than these specified parties.


                  /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Chicago, Illinois
April 22, 2009


Exhibit A


Nuveen California Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (NCA)
Nuveen California Performance Plus Municipal Fund, Inc. (NCP)
Nuveen California Municipal Market Opportunity Fund, Inc. (NCO)
Nuveen California Investment Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. (NQC)
Nuveen California Select Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. (NVC)
Nuveen California Quality Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (NUC)
Nuveen Insured California Premium Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (NPC)
Nuveen Insured California Premium Income Municipal Fund 2, Inc. (NCL)
Nuveen California Premium Income Municipal Fund (NCU)
Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (NAC)
Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (NVX)
Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3 (NZH)
Nuveen Insured California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (NKL)
Nuveen Insured California Tax-Free Advantage Municipal Fund (NKX)



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<TYPE>EX-99.77C VOTES
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Form N-SAR, Sub-Item 77C
Submission of matters to a vote of security holders


Nuveen Insured California Tax-Free Advantage Municipal Fund
333-100323
811-21212

A special meeting of shareholders was held in the
offices of Nuveen Investments on November 18, 2008,
and was subsequently adjourned to January 13, 2009,
adjourned to March 17, 2009 and adjourned again to
March 18, 2009; at this meeting the shareholders were
asked to vote on the election of Board Members, the
elimination of Fundamental Investment Policies and
the approval of new Fundamental Investment Policies.

Voting results for the Fundamental Investment Policies
are as follows:
<TABLE>
<C>To approve the elimination of the fundamental policy
relating to commodities.
 <C>Common and MuniPreferred shares voting
together as a class
<C>  MuniPreferred shares voting
together as a class
To approve the elimination of the fundamental policies relating to
investments in insured municipal securities.


   For
            2,581,702
                      177
   Against
               147,379
                         -
   Abstain
               131,052
                         -
   Broker Non-Votes
               820,106
                         -
      Total
            3,680,239
                      177



To approve the new fundamental policy relating to investments in
insured municipal securities.


   For
            2,587,732
                      177
   Against
               141,009
                         -
   Abstain
               131,392
                         -
   Broker Non-Votes
               820,106
                         -
      Total
            3,680,239
                      177
</TABLE>

Proxy materials are herein incorporated by reference
to the SEC filing on October 10, 2008, under
Conformed Submission Type DEF 14A, accession
number 0000950137-08-012586.


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