tatyana000 (asker) May 14, 2019:

Here's a bit more info - this part is describing the company founder's great achievements. He's the "il" in the first sentence. It's a French company, btw. As I understand it, his great achievement is that he has ensured that the business gets a steady and predictable income from its customers who pay monthly insurance premiums. Could précompte mean that the money is paid up front? I'm just guessing here, trying to find a contrasting term for "steady income stream."

Ph_B (X) May 14, 2019:

More information is needed if we're to answer this in any useful way. Précompte can mean all sorts of things in insurance. Two that immediately come to mind: "discount" and "withholding" but how are we to decide? The meaning can also depend on the country. Our Belgian friends have sthg called précompte professionnel. Who's il and what part do they play in the world of insurance? Your first sentence makes it sound as if we're talking of a broker/underwriting agency/intermediary selling their own ins. products (in addition to those from others) backed by 1st-class insurers. En précompte also makes me think of intermediaries whose commission is higher the 1st year, but lower when the policies (?) come up for renewal. Bref, this is impossible to answer.

writeaway May 14, 2019:

Have you already checked the glossary?? Or other resources?