Article A342-1 of the French Insurance Code
The custodian referred to in Article R. 342-5 shall be responsible for all receipts and payments, with the possible exception of individual receipts and payments relating to sums paid in or transferred by policyholders or to benefits paid under the policy, which may be made, on the instructions of the insurance undertaking, by any entity authorised to receive and pay monetary flows on behalf of third parties.