Branca Bagnara, filza 6, series I, nr. 266
life insurance contracts for pregnant enslaved women
The slaveholder named Caterina de Marini purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Pellegro Zucca for an enslaved woman named Maria, who is approximately 22 years of age and pregnant for about four months, for 150 Genoese lire. The term of the insurance is six months. Caterina is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Branca Bagnara. The contract has extensive water damage so there are missing details about the witnesses.