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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Krupp Insured Plus Limited Partnership
(the "Partnership") on Form 10-K/A for the period ending December 31, 2001 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), I, Douglas Krupp, Co-Chariman (Principal Executive Officer),
President and Director of The Krupp Corporation, a General Partner of the
Partnership, certify, pursuant to U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to
ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

          (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a)
              or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

          (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
              material respects, the financial condition and results of
              operations of the Partnership as of December 31, 2001 (the last
              date of the period covered by the Report).


 /s/ Douglas Krupp
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Douglas Krupp,
Principal Executive Officer