Branca Bagnara, filza 6, series II, nr. 273
life insurance contracts for pregnant enslaved women
The slaveholder named Luca Grimaldi purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Pellegro Zucca for an enslaved woman named Margarita, 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. Luca is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Branca Bagnara.