Branca Bagnara, filza 6, series II, nr. 19
life insurance contracts for pregnant enslaved women
The slaveholder named Andreolo Marchetto purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Pellegro Zucca for an enslaved woman named Melica, who is approximately 26 years of age and pregnant for about seven months, for 150 Genoese lire. The insurance has a term of four months. Andreolo is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Branca Bagnara.