In the wake of her recent drug bust, can a future movieproduction secure insurance with Lindsay Lohan in the cast?Probably yes, judging by the experience of one broker familiar withthe filmmaking trade.

No matter how shaky the client, “I've never been shut downcompletely by the marketplace,” said Brian Kingman, managingdirector Aon/Albert G. Ruben in Los Angeles.

Mr. Kingman has been in the business of securing movie coveragesince the 1980s, sometimes for reputation-challenged actors.

Among one of his more difficult placements was coverage for aproduction involving actor Robert Downey Jr., whose backgroundincluded problems with drug abuse.

In that case, Mr. Kingman said, “we modified the cast insuranceto cover the peril of incarceration.”

When it comes to securing insurance, he noted, “If there'senough time, we've got the talent [and] anything isinsurable–almost anything.”

In the case of a problem thespian, Mr. Kingman said that whenthere is a high level of cooperation from the actor and thefilmmakers and a broker like himself, “we'll figure out a way to doit so everybody wins.”

Among some of the tactics employed to keep errant film actors inline, he noted, are agreements to defer salaries until there iscompletion of a movie and having someone assigned to keep the staron the straight and narrow.

“They call them minders,” he explained, referring to a personwho is by the actor's side 24 hours a day to “assist and supportthe particular artist from indulging.”

Minders, he said, are support people, like Alcoholics Anonymoussponsors, who can “talk them off a cliff” before they engage ininappropriate behavior.

Ms. Lohan was arrested Tuesday in Santa Monica, Calif., and hitwith felony drug and misdemeanor driving charges. Speaking withNBC's “Access Hollywood,” she said she was innocent.

Ms. Lohan's latest difficulty has caused her to cancelappearances to promote her latest film, “I Know Who Killed Me.”

Mr. Kingman said that insurance to cover promotion activity fora film is one area that is “not normal or customary.”

Ms. Lohan is scheduled to begin shooting a new film this summerfor Bowline Entertainment.

“The producers have compassion and kindness for her, so for nowshe's insured and still with the movie,” commented a consultant forthe production company, according to The New York Times.

For a broker, finding coverage for difficult situations in thefilm business is part of the job and can range from gettinginsurance to cover risks involved in shooting stunts in difficultmountainous terrain to a giant “Waterworld” set built out in theocean.

“My job is to advocate for the filmmaker and the artist to getthe cover they need,” Mr. Kingman said.