Branca Bagnara, filza 19, series II, nr. 146a
life insurance contracts for pregnant enslaved women
The slaveholder named Antonio Badinella purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth the underwriter named Niccolò Grimaldi for an enslaved woman, who is approximately 22 years of age and pregnant for about seven months, for 120 Genoese florins. The contract mentions that the enslaved woman, who is unnamed, was sold to Antonio by Lazzaro Pichenotto. The contract has extensive water damage so there are missing details about the term of the contract.