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Insured Municipal Income Fund -- Distribution Declaration and Portfolio Statistics
UBS Global Asset Management



New York, October 10, 2005 -- Insured Municipal Income Fund Inc. (PIF), a closed-end management investment company normally investing substantially all of its assets in a diversified portfolio of tax-exempt municipal obligations, with common and preferred shares outstanding, today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors has declared a dividend from net investment income of $0.05 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on October 31, 2005 to common shareholders of record as of October 20, 2005. The ex-dividend date is October 18, 2005. The amount of this dividend reflects the current earnings rate of the Fund. Previously, the Fund had been paying a monthly dividend of $0.055 per share of common stock. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in insured municipal obligations, the income from which is exempt from regular federal income tax.


Portfolio Statistics (% of total portfolio assets) as of September 30, 2005:(a)

Top Ten States                      Top Five Sectors
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California                    38.1% Water                        24.9%
Texas                         13.4  Power                        19.3
New York                       7.3  Hospital                      5.0
Washington                     6.4  Lease                         4.2
Georgia                        5.4  Airport                       3.3
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Illinois                       5.3  Total                        56.7%
New Mexico                     4.9
Pennsylvania                   3.6  Characteristics
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Florida                        3.0  Net Asset Value(b)         $15.08
Ohio                           2.3  Market Price(b)            $13.17
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Total                         89.7% October 2005 Dividend (per
                                     common share)              $0.05
                                    Leverage(c)                 40.07%
                                    Weighted Average Maturity   14.32
                                                                 yrs.
Credit Quality                      Weighted Average Duration    4.21
                                                                  yrs.
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AAA/Aaa                       94.4% Weighted Average Coupon      4.99%
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A1/P1                          5.6
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Total                        100.0%
                                    Price to Date Maturity/Call
                                     Distribution
                                    ----------------------------------
                                    2005                          5.6%
Yields(b)                           2006                          2.9
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NAV Yield                     3.98% 2007                          0.0
Market Yield                  4.56% 2008                          0.0
                                    2009-2015                    22.4
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                                    2016-2035                    69.1
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                                    Total                       100.0%

(a) The Fund is actively managed, and its portfolio composition will
    vary over time.

(b) Net asset value (NAV), market price and yields will fluctuate. NAV
    yield is calculated by multiplying the current month's dividend by
    12 and dividing by the month-end net asset value. Market yield is
    calculated by multiplying the current month's dividend by 12 and
    dividing by the month-end market price.

(c) As a percentage of total assets. Leverage may vary.

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