Question juridique clé
Whether SWICA was entitled to direct payment of retroactive AI benefits as reimbursement for advances.
Solution extraite
Yes. The insured had signed a valid written authorization allowing SWICA to deduct the advanced amounts from retroactive AI benefits, which sufficed even without the special form.
Motifs extraits
Art. 85bis RAI is a procedural form requirement; the beneficiary's written consent may be proven by other means. The signed 'power of attorney' clearly authorized SWICA to deduct, from retroactive AI benefits, sums advanced for the same period.