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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
File No. 33-11235
File No. 811-4977
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [X]
Pre-Effective Amendment No. ______ [ ]
Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 [X]
AND
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [X]
Amendment No. 31
VOYAGEUR INSURED FUNDS
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
One Commerce Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (215) 255-1371
Richelle S. Maestro, Esquire, One Commerce Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Approximate Date of Public Offering: October 30, 2000
It is proposed that this filing will become effective:
______ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
X on October 30, 2000 pursuant to paragraph (b)
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______ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
______ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
______ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
______ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485
If appropriate:
____ this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for
a previously filed post-effective amendment
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Pursuant to Rule 414 under the Securities Act of 1933, Voyageur Insured Funds,
as successor issuer of Voyageur Insured Funds, Inc., is filing this amendment to
the registration statement of Voyageur Insured Funds, Inc. and expressly adopts
the registration statement of Voyageur Insured Funds, Inc. as its own for all
purposes of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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This Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 to Registration File No. 33-11235 includes
the following:
1. Facing Page
2. Contents Page
3. Part A - Prospectus(1)
4. Part B - Statement of Additional Information(1)
5. Part C - Other Information(2)
6. Signatures
7. Exhibits
This Post-Effective Amendment relates to the Registrant's two series of
shares and their classes: Delaware Minnesota Insured Fund - Delaware
Minnesota Insured Fund A Class, Delaware Minnesota Insured Fund B Class,
Delaware Minnesota Insured Fund C Class; and Delaware Tax-Free Arizona
Insured Fund -- Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Insured Fund A Class, Delaware
Tax-Free Arizona Insured Fund B Class, Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Insured
Fund C Class.
(1) The Registrant's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information are
incorporated into this filing by reference to the electronic filing of
Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Registration Statement of Voyageur
Mutual Funds filed October 30, 2000.
(2) Items 26(a) and 27 to Part C are incorporated into this filing by
reference to the electronic filing of Post- Effective Amendment No. 25 to
the Registration Statement of Voyageur Mutual Funds filed October 30,
2000.
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PART C
Other Information
Item 23. Exhibits
(a) Agreement and Declaration of Trust.
(1) Agreement and Declaration of Trust (December
17, 1998) incorporated into this filing by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29
filed August 16, 1999.
(2) Certificate of Trust (December 17, 1998)
incorporated into this filing by reference
to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 filed
August 16, 1999.
(b) By-Laws. By-Laws (December 17, 1998) incorporated
into this filing by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 29 filed August 16, 1999.
(c) Copies of All Instruments Defining the Rights of
Holders.
(1) Agreement and Declaration of Trust. Articles
III, V and VI of Agreement and Declaration
of Trust incorporated into this filing by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29
filed August 16, 1999.
(2) By-Laws. Article II of By-Laws attached as
incorporated into this filing by reference
to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 filed
August 16, 1999.
(d) Investment Management Agreement. Investment
Management Agreement dated November 1, 1999 between
Delaware Management Company and the Registrant
attached as an Exhibit.
(e) (1) Distribution Agreement.
(i) Distribution Agreement between
Delaware Distributors, L.P. and the
Registrant on behalf of each Series
incorporated into this filing by
reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 25 filed August 28,
1997.
(ii) Adoption Agreement relating to the
Distribution Agreement dated
November 1, 1999 between Delaware
Distributors, L.P. and the
Registrant attached as an Exhibit.
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(2) Administration and Service Agreement. Form
of Administration and Service Agreement (as
amended November 1995) (Module) incorporated
into this filing by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 filed August
28, 1997.
(3) Dealer's Agreement. Attached as an Exhibit.
(4) Mutual Fund Agreement for the Delaware Group
of Funds (as amended November 1995) (Module)
incorporated into this filing by reference
to Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 filed
August 28, 1997.
(f) Inapplicable.
(g) Custodian Agreement. Form of Custodian Contract
between Mellon Bank N.A. and the Registrant attached
as an Exhibit.
(h) Other Material Contracts.
(1) Shareholder Services Agreement between
Delaware Service Company, Inc. and the
Registrant on behalf of each Fund
incorporated into this filing by reference
to Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 filed
August 28, 1997.
(2) Fund Accounting Agreement between Delaware
Service Company, Inc. and the Registrant on
behalf of each Fund incorporated into this
filing by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 25 filed August 28, 1997.
(3) Adoption Agreement relating to the
Shareholder Services Agreement dated
November 1, 2000 between Delaware Service
Company, Inc. and the Registrant attached as
an Exhibit.
(4) Executed Schedule A to the Shareholder
Servicing Agreement dated April 20, 2000
between Delaware Service Company, Inc. and
the Registrant attached as an Exhibit.
(i) Opinion of Counsel. Incorporated into this filing by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 filed
August 16, 1999.
(j) Consent of Auditors. Attached as Exhibit.
(k) Inapplicable.
(l) Letter of Investment Intent incorporated into this
filing by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2
filed on April 20, 1987.
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(m) Plans under Rule 12b-1. Plan of Distribution under
Rule 12b-1 for Class A, B and C Shares on behalf of
each Series incorporated into this filing by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 filed
April 30, 1996.
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(n) Plan under Rule 18f-3. Plan under Rule 18f-3
incorporated into this filing by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 filed April 29, 1998.
(o) Inapplicable.
(p) Codes of Ethics.
(1) Delaware Investments Family of Funds
attached as an Exhibit.
(2) Delaware Management Business Trust and
Delaware Distributors, L.P. attached as an
Exhibit.
(q) Other: Trustees' Power of Attorney.
(1) Incorporated into this filing by reference
to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 filed
August 16, 1999.
(2) Power of Attorney for John H. Durham
attached as an Exhibit.
Item 24. Persons Controlled by or under Common Control with Registrant.
None.
Item 25. Indemnification. Article VI of the By-Laws incorporated into
this filing by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 filed
August 16, 1999.
Item 26. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser.
Delaware Management Company, a series of Delaware Management
Business Trust, (the "Manager") serves as investment manager to the Registrant
and also serves as investment manager or sub-adviser to certain of the other
funds in the Delaware Investments family (Delaware Group Equity Funds I, Inc.,
Delaware Group Equity Funds II, Inc., Delaware Group Equity Funds III, Delaware
Group Equity Funds IV, Inc., Delaware Group Equity Funds V, Inc., Delaware Group
Government Fund, Inc., Delaware Group Income Funds, Inc., Delaware Group
Limited-Term Government Funds, Inc., Delaware Group Tax-Free Fund, Delaware
Group State Tax-Free Income Trust, Delaware Group Tax-Free Money Fund, Delaware
Group Premium Fund, Inc., Delaware Group Global & International Funds, Inc.,
Delaware Pooled Trust, Inc., Delaware Group Adviser Funds, Inc., Delaware Group
Dividend and Income Fund, Inc., Delaware Group Global Dividend and Income Fund,
Inc., Delaware Group Foundation Funds, Inc., Voyageur Intermediate Tax Free
Funds, Voyageur Tax Free Funds, Voyageur Funds, Inc., Voyageur Investment Trust,
Voyageur Investment Trust II, Voyageur Mutual Funds, Voyageur Mutual Funds II,
Voyageur Mutual Funds III, Inc., Voyageur Arizona Municipal Income Fund, Inc.,
Voyageur Colorado Insured Municipal Income Fund, Inc., Voyageur Florida Insured
Municipal Income Fund, Voyageur Minnesota Municipal Fund, Inc., Voyageur
Minnesota Municipal Fund II, Inc. and Voyageur Minnesota Municipal Fund III,
Inc.). In addition, certain officers of the Manager also serve as
directors/trustees of the other funds in the Delaware Investments family, and
certain officers are also officers of these other funds. A company indirectly
owned by the Manager's indirect parent company acts as principal underwriter to
the mutual funds in the Delaware Investments family (see Item 29 below) and
another such company
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acts as the shareholder services, dividend disbursing, accounting servicing and
transfer agent for all of the mutual funds in the Delaware Investments family.
Item 26(a) incorporated into this filing by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 25 to the Registration Statement of Voyageur Mutual Funds filed
October 30, 2000.
Item 27. Principal Underwriters. Incorporated into this filing by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Registration Statement of
Voyageur Mutual Funds filed October 30, 2000.
Item 28. Location of Accounts and Records.
All accounts and records are maintained at One Commerce Square,
Philadelphia, PA 19103 or 90 South Seventh Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402.
Item 29. Management Services. None.
Item 30. Undertakings. Inapplicable.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, this Registrant certifies that it meets all of the
requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule
485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in this City of Philadelphia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on this
27th day of October, 2000.
VOYAGEUR INSURED FUNDS
By /s/ David K. Downes
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David K. Downes
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates indicated:
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Signature Title Date
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/s/ David K. Downes President/Chief Executive Officer/
----------------------------------------- Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial
David K. Downes Officer (Principal Executive Officer, October 27, 2000
Principal Financial Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer) and Trustee
/s/ Wayne A. Stork * Trustee October 27 2000
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Wayne A. Stork
/s/ Walter P. Babich * Trustee October 27, 2000
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Walter P. Babich
/s/ John H. Durham * Trustee October 27, 2000
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John H. Durham
/s/ Anthony D. Knerr * Trustee October 27, 2000
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Anthony D. Knerr
/s/ Ann R. Leven * Trustee October 27, 2000
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Ann R. Leven
/s/ Thomas F. Madison * Trustee October 27, 2000
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Thomas F. Madison
/s/ Charles E. Peck * Trustee October 27, 2000
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Charles E. Peck
/s/ Janet L. Yeomans * Trustee October 27, 2000
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Janet L. Yeomans
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*By: /s/ David K. Downes
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David K. Downes
As Attorney-in-Fact for
each of the persons indicated
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Exhibits
to
Form N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Exhibit
EX-99.D Investment Management Agreement
EX-99.E(1)(II) Adoption Agreement relating to the Distribution Agreement.
EX-99.E(3) Dealer's Agreement
EX-99.G Custodian Contract
EX-99.H(3) Adoption Agreement relating to the Shareholder Services
Agreement
EX-99.H(4) Schedule A to Shareholder Services Agreement
EX-99.J Consent of Auditors
EX-99.P(1) Code of Ethics - Delaware Investments Family of Funds
EX-99.P(2) Code of Ethics - Delaware Management Business Trust and
Delaware Distributors, L.P.
EX-99.Q(2) Power of Attorney
