life insurance contracts for pregnant enslaved women
The slaveholder named Damiano Spinacio obtains insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Battista Spinola for an enslaved Greek woman named Caterina, who is approximately 25 years of age and about six months pregnant, for coverage of 200 Genoese lire. The contract has a term of five months. Damiano is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Tommaso Duracino.