Branca Bagnara, filza 6, series II, nr. 168
life insurance contracts for pregnant enslaved women
The slaveholder named Stefano Rebuffo purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Pellegro Zucca for an enslaved woman named Maria, who is approximately 25 years of age and pregnant for about five months, for 150 Genoese lire. The insurance has a term of six months. Stefano is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Branca Bagnara.