Branca Bagnara, filza 6, series I, nr. 277
life insurance contracts for pregnant enslaved women
The slaveholder named Giacomo de Pinu purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Pellegro Zucca for an enslaved woman named Maria, who is approximately 30 years of age and pregnant for about eight months, for 150 Genoese lire. Giacomo is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Branca Bagnara. The contract has water damage so there are missing details about the term of the insurance, the place of enactment, and the witnesses.