Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
taux manuels
English translation:
manual rates
French term
United States
US English - native. Published author.
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Spanish to English
taux manuels
I was wondering about how best to render this phrase in English.
More context:
Veuillez confirmer que vous êtes prêts à considérer les taux de votre soumission comme étant vos taux manuels du groupe lors des renouvellements subséquents (qui varieront évidemment selon le vieillissement du groupe). Sinon, veuillez indiquer la raison de ce refus.
textbook rates?
published rates?
What might you suggest?
Thanks much!
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manual rates
manual rates - definition of manual rates from BusinessDictionary.com: Insurance rates derived from data on average claims from a large amount of claims.
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