Changing priorities and travel

An interesting and positive contrast to my post about changes in technology and attitudes hurting some music companies is an email from insurance company AIG Travel Guard yesterday. The insurance business is extremely competitive, forcing companies to be quick in reacting to economic and lifestyle trends, but the extent to which that’s now going surprised me.

Many people today put their careers and businesses above all else, and even those who temper that dedication sometimes encounter situations that demand their full and immediate attention, even if it means flying home from a family vacation. With AIG, a policy add-on simply called “Cancel for Work Reasons” is now available. As well as covering trip cancellation, this option includes such business services as emergency dictation and business correspondence assistance, wireless accessory replacement assistance and more.

Even if business cancellations aren’t a worry for you, “Cancel for Any Reason” policy add-ons are available, and you can now cover trips costing up to $100,000 – handy if you can take trips such as this one.