By Riley Gutiérrez McDermid Is the company trying to force travelers into their new insurance product? Home-sharing company Airbnb has had a remarkably flexible pandemic so far. Although initially analysts thought the pandemic would hurt the company because of limited travel, Airbnb instead thrived as guests looked for ways to stay someplace different domestically and to shelter in place for a week or two. The company was also lauded for its flexibility in allowing guests with Covid-related issues to cancel their bookings with no penalty. That was in line with state and federal health guidelin…