UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
   
Investment Company Act file number:      
     811-07092
 
 
BlackRock Florida Insured Municipal 2008 Term Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
   
100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 
19809 


(Address of principal executive offices) 
(Zip code) 

Robert S. Kapito, President
BlackRock Florida Insured Municipal 2008 Term Trust
40 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022
(Name and address of agent for service)
     
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:        888-825-2257
   
Date of fiscal year end:         December 31, 2005 
 
Date of reporting period:      September 30, 2005
 


Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

The Registrant’s unaudited schedule of investments as of the close of the reporting period pursuant to Rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is as follows:

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2005

BlackRock Florida Insured Municipal 2008 Term Trust (BRF)

      Principal                
        Amount           Option Call    
    Rating1   (000)   Description       Provisions2   Value  

          LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS—143.2%            
            Florida—125.1%            
    AAA   $ 1,500   Alachua Cnty. Sch. Dist., GO, 4.25%, 1/01/09, FSA       No Opt. Call   $ 1,550,370  
            Brd. of Ed.,            
    AAA   4,190       Lottery Rev., Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/01/08, FGIC       No Opt. Call   4,399,542  
    AAA   8,720       GO, 3.50%, 1/01/09, FSA       No Opt. Call   8,812,955  
    AAA   1,765   Collier Cnty. Sch. Brd., COP, Ser. A, 3.50%, 2/15/09, FSA       No Opt. Call   1,777,214  
    AAA   1,000   Dade Cnty. Aviation Rev., 6.00%, 10/01/08, AMBAC       10/05 @ 102   1,024,060  
            Dade Cnty., GO,            
    AAA   5,000       Ser. A, Zero Coupon, 2/01/08, MBIA       02/06 @ 92.852   4,595,800  
    AAA   905 3          Ser. B, Zero Coupon, 10/01/08, AMBAC       ETM   821,867  
    AAA   1,095       Ser. B, Zero Coupon, 10/01/08, AMBAC       No Opt. Call   988,588  
    AAA   1,515   Delray Beach, Decade of Excellence Prog. Proj., 3.50%, 2/01/09, FSA       No Opt. Call   1,529,165  
            Dept. of Env. Protection Presvtn., Ser. B, FGIC,            
    AAA   5,905       4.00%, 7/01/08       No Opt. Call   6,046,425  
    AAA   6,140       4.00%, 7/01/09       No Opt. Call   6,311,552  
            Div. of Bond Fin. Dept. Gen. Svc. Rev.,            
    AAA   8,000       Dept. of Env. Presvtn. Proj., Ser. B, 5.25%, 7/01/10, FSA       07/08 @ 101   8,493,200  
    AAA   2,000       Nat. Res. & Presvtn. Proj., Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/01/11, AMBAC       07/07 @ 101   2,082,360  
            Escambia Cnty. Util. Sys., Ser. B, FGIC,            
    AAA   1,595       6.125%, 1/01/09       No Opt. Call   1,691,083  
    AAA   5,235       6.25%, 1/01/12       No Opt. Call   6,003,655  
    AAA   5,060       6.25%, 1/01/13       No Opt. Call   5,855,128  
    AAA   6,000   Greater Orlando Aviation Auth., Orlando Arpt. Facs. Rev. Proj.,            
                Ser. C, 3.50%, 10/01/08, MBIA       No Opt. Call   6,049,200  
    AAA   3,000   Hillsborough Cnty. Sch. Dist. Sales Tax Rev., 4.00%, 10/01/09, AMBAC       No Opt. Call   3,083,520  
    AAA   10,000   Hillsborough Cnty. Util., 4.50%, 8/01/08, AMBAC       No Opt. Call   10,380,600  
            Indian River Cnty. Sch. Dist., GO, FSA,            
    AAA   950       3.25%, 4/01/08       No Opt. Call   953,838  
    AAA   1,000       3.25%, 4/01/09       No Opt. Call   1,001,640  
            Jacksonville Beach Utils., AMBAC,            
    AAA   1,100       3.10%, 4/01/09       No Opt. Call   1,096,392  
    AAA   1,155       3.10%, 10/01/09       No Opt. Call   1,148,567  
    AAA   5,895   Jacksonville Excise Tax, 4.25%, 10/01/08, AMBAC       No Opt. Call   6,081,989  
            Jacksonville Sales Tax,            
    AAA   1,155       3.125%, 10/01/08, FGIC       No Opt. Call   1,154,838  
    AAA   1,000       3.375%, 10/01/09, FGIC       No Opt. Call   1,004,640  
    AAA   2,000       4.10%, 10/01/08, AMBAC       No Opt. Call   2,054,940  
    AAA   825   Lake Cnty. Sch. Brd., COP, 3.50%, 7/01/09, AMBAC       No Opt. Call   832,755  
    AAA   2,000   Lakeland Elec. & Wtr., 5.90%, 10/01/08, FSA       No Opt. Call   2,156,900  
    AAA   3,000   Lee Cnty. Arprt., 4.25%, 10/01/09, FSA       No Opt. Call   3,102,300  
    AAA   2,000   Miami Dade Cnty. Edl. Fac., Ser. A, 4.875%, 4/01/09, AMBAC       No Opt. Call   2,109,760  
            Miami Dade Cnty. Pub. Svc. Tax Rev. Pub. Impvt., AMBAC,            
    AAA   1,535       3.40%, 4/01/08       No Opt. Call   1,546,681  
    AAA   1,595       3.625%, 4/01/09       No Opt. Call   1,617,202  
    AAA   4,775   Miami Dade Cnty. Sch. Brd., 5.25%, 8/01/11, FSA       08/08 @ 101   5,072,578  
            Miami, GO, FGIC,            
    AAA   1,345       5.90%, 12/01/08       No Opt. Call   1,456,057  
    AAA   1,000       6.00%, 12/01/09       No Opt. Call   1,106,040  
    AAA   1,090   Mun. Loan Council, Ser. C, 3.50%, 11/01/08, MBIA       No Opt. Call   1,101,707  

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BlackRock Florida Insured Municipal 2008 Term Trust (BRF) (continued)

      Principal                
        Amount           Option Call    
    Rating1   (000)   Description       Provisions2   Value  

          Florida—(continued)            
    AAA   $ 1,000 4      Orange Cnty. Pub. Svc. Tax Rev., 5.70%, 10/01/05, FGIC       N/A   $ 1,020,000  
    AAA   4,895   Orange Cnty. Sales Tax Rev., Ser. A, 3.25%, 1/01/09, FGIC       No Opt. Call   4,909,783  
            Orange Cnty. Tourist Dev. Tax Rev., Ser. A,            
    AAA   5,340       4.00%, 10/01/09, AMBAC       No Opt. Call   5,478,626  
    AAA   1,005 3     5.85%, 10/01/08, MBIA       ETM   1,083,310  
    AAA   495       5.85%, 10/01/08, MBIA       No Opt. Call   532,397  
    AAA   5,130       4.00%, 10/01/08, AMBAC       No Opt. Call   5,249,016  
            Orlando Wstwtr. Sys., Ser. A, AMBAC,            
    AAA   1,100       3.25%, 10/01/08       No Opt. Call   1,103,740  
    AAA   1,280       3.50%, 10/01/09       No Opt. Call   1,291,878  
            Osceola Cnty., AMBAC,            
    AAA   1,810       3.75%, 10/01/08       No Opt. Call   1,841,784  
    AAA   1,535       3.875%, 10/01/09       No Opt. Call   1,570,612  
            Osceola Cnty. Gas Tax, FGIC,            
    AAA   640       3.10%, 4/01/08       No Opt. Call   640,301  
    AAA   535       3.30%, 4/01/09       No Opt. Call   536,749  
            Palm Beach Cnty. Sch. Brd., COP, Ser. D, FSA,            
    AAA   1,770       3.00%, 8/01/08       No Opt. Call   1,764,725  
    AAA   850       3.30%, 8/01/09       No Opt. Call   852,099  
    AAA   7,085   Pasco Cnty. Sld. Wst. Disp. & Res. Rec. Sys., 6.00%, 4/01/09, FGIC       01/05 @ 100   7,104,059  
            Polk Cnty. Sch. Brd., COP, Ser. A, FSA,            
    AAA   2,000       3.20%, 1/01/08       No Opt. Call   2,003,800  
    AAA   2,000       3.375%, 1/01/09       No Opt. Call   2,011,840  
    AAA   1,020   Sebring Wtr. & Wstwtr., 3.625%, 1/01/09, FGIC       No Opt. Call   1,034,770  
    AAA   2,000   Seminole Cnty. Wtr. & Swr., 6.00%, 10/01/09, MBIA       No Opt. Call   2,204,200  
            So. Florida Wtr. Mgmt. Dist., AMBAC,            
    AAA   1,250       3.00%, 10/01/08       No Opt. Call   1,245,400  
    AAA   1,000       3.30%, 10/01/09       No Opt. Call   1,001,850  
    AAA   1,025   St. Johns Cnty. Sch. Brd., COP, Ser. A, 3.50%, 7/01/09, MBIA       No Opt. Call   1,034,635  
    AAA   500   St. Petersburg Hlth. Facs. Auth., All Children's Hosp. Proj., 3.10%, 11/15/08, AMBAC       No Opt. Call   498,080  
    AAA   1,370   Vlg. Ctr. Cmnty. Dev. Dist. Rec., Ser. A, 5.50%, 11/01/08, MBIA       No Opt. Call   1,464,366  
    AAA   2,370   Volusia Cnty. Sales Tax Rev., Ser. B, 4.00%, 10/01/08, MBIA       No Opt. Call   2,428,397  

                        166,001,525  

            Puerto Rico—18.1%            
            Mun. Fin. Agcy., Ser. A, FSA,            
    AAA   10,000       3.50%, 8/01/08       No Opt. Call   10,112,400  
    AAA   12,000       3.75%, 8/01/09       No Opt. Call   12,243,960  
    AAA   1,500       5.625%, 8/01/10       08/09 @ 101   1,640,265  

                        23,996,625  

            Total Long-Term Investments (cost $185,822,061)           189,998,150  

                   
            SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—18.7%            
            Florida—13.4%            
    A-1+   6,000 5 Highlands Cnty. Hlth. Facs. Auth., Adventist Hlth. Sys. Proj.,            
                Ser. B, 2.75%, 10/06/05, FGIC, FRWD       N/A   6,000,000  
    A-1+   300 5 Jacksonville Hlth. Facs. Hosp., Variable Baptist Med. Ctr. Proj., 2.80%, 10/03/05, FRDD       N/A   300,000  
    F1+   1,655 5 Orange Cnty. Sch. Brd., COP, Ser. B, 2.80%, 10/03/05, AMBAC, FRDD       N/A   1,655,000  
    A-1   6,000 5 Orlando & Orange Cnty. Expwy. Auth. Rev., Ser. D, 2.76%, 10/06/05, FSA, FRWD       N/A   6,000,000  
    A-1+   2,900 5 Palm Beach Cnty. Sch. Brd., COP, Ser. B, 2.75%, 10/06/05, AMBAC, FRWD       N/A   2,900,000  
    A-1+   1,000 5 Pinellas Cnty. Hlth. Fac. Auth., 2.83%, 10/03/05, AMBAC, FRDD       N/A   1,000,000  

                        17,855,000  

            Puerto Rico—5.3%            
    A-1   6,000 5 Gov't. Dev. Bank, 2.48%, 10/05/05, MBIA, FRWD       N/A   6,000,000  
    A-1   1,000 5 Hwy. & Transp. Auth. Transp. Rev., Ser. A, 2.72%, 10/05/05, AMBAC, FRWD       N/A   1,000,000  

                        7,000,000  

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BlackRock Florida Insured Municipal 2008 Term Trust (BRF) (continued)

          Description           Value

          Total Short-Term Investments (cost $24,855,000)           $ 24,855,000  

            Total Investments—161.9% (cost $210,677,0616)           $214,853,150  
            Other assets in excess of liabilities—1.5%           1,956,795  
            Preferred shares at redemption value, including dividends payable—(63.4)%           (84,155,328)  

            Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders—100%           $132,654,617  

 


1   Using the higher of S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s rating.  
2   Date (month/year) and price of the earliest optional call or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates.  
3   Security is collateralized by U.S. Treasury obligations.  
4   This bond is prerefunded. U.S. government securities, held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security, as well as retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par.  
5   For purposes of amortized cost valuation, the maturity date of this instrument is considered to be the earlier of the next date on which the security can be redeemed at par, or the next date on which the rate of interest is adjusted. Rate shown is rate as of September 30, 2005.  
6   Cost for Federal tax purposes is $210,654,044. The net unrealized appreciation on a tax basis is $4,199,106, consisting of $4,231,166 gross unrealized appreciation and $32,060 unrealized depreciation.  
 
    The value (market value plus accrued interest) of securities that are covered by insurance, which ensures the payment of principal and interest, represent approximately 100.2% of the Trust’s managed assets. The Trust has the following insurance concentrations:

AMBAC – 28.4%
FGIC – 26.3%
FSA – 33.1%
MBIA – 12.4%


KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS
                       
AMBAC     American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.   FRWD     Floating Rate Weekly Demand  
COP     Certificate of Participation   FSA     Financial Security Assurance  
ETM     Escrowed to Maturity   GO     General Obligation  
FGIC     Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.   MBIA     Municipal Bond Insurance Assoc.  
FRDD     Floating Rate Daily Demand            

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Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The Registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers have evaluated the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded, as of that date, that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in this Form N-Q was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the required time periods and that information to be disclosed by the Registrant in this Form N-Q was accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management , including it principle executive and principle financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a -3(d)) that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

Separate certifications of the registrant’s principal executive and financial officers pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached as EX-99.CERT.


SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant)     BlackRock Florida Insured Municipal 2008 Term Trust     

By:      /s/ Henry Gabbay                                                                                                     
Name: Henry Gabbay
Title: Treasurer
Date: November 18, 2005

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:      /s/ Robert S. Kapito                                                                                                 
Name: Robert S. Kapito
Title: Principal Executive Officer
Date: November 18, 2005

By:      /s/ Henry Gabbay                                                                                                     

Name: Henry Gabbay
Title: Principal Financial Officer
Date: November 18, 2005