Branca Bagnara, filza 6, series I, nr. 53
life insurance contracts for pregnant enslaved women
The slaveholder named Matteo Lomellini purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Pellegro Zucca for an enslaved woman named Margarita, who is approximately 22 years of age and pregnant for about eight months, for 160 Genoese lire. The insurance has a term of three months. Matteo is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Branca Bagnara.