Mansutti Foundation, Insurance history museum and archive in Milan, Italy.
The Mansutti Foundation is a museum and archive in Milan dedicated to insurance industry history. The institution preserves thousands of books, historical insurance documents, advertising materials, and other objects that document the development of this economic sector.
Its founding in 2004 enabled systematic collection of materials on insurance history from medieval times to the present. The archive demonstrates how insurance concepts evolved over centuries and what economic, legal, and social factors shaped this development.
The collection shows how insurance shaped daily life and business across different periods. Visitors can see how earlier generations understood risk and what role this protection played in their commercial dealings.
Visitors should allow time for browsing historical documents since the collection supports in-depth exploration of the subject. The facilities work well for research work and extended visits focused on specific topics.
The archive contains a handwritten manuscript by Saint Bernardino from the 15th century that addresses usury and reveals the religious roots of insurance thinking. This rare document shows how theological concerns contributed to the emergence of modern insurance practices.
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