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Sponsor portfolioWelfare / HealthEIN 86-0138043

ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY INC

950 NORTH CHERRY AVENUE · TUCSON, AZ 85726
5203188158
Plans filed
11
Years active
2015–2025
Industry
NAICS 54
Latest filing
2025
Total premiums (latest)
$7.2M
No prior year
Persons covered
601
No prior year
Total participants
682
No prior year
Plans filed
11
No prior year

Plans under this sponsor

11 plans
Plan #502$7.2M
AURA, INC. EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN
Fully insured601 covered·10 carriers
Primary: CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND AFFILIATES
Plan #509$3.7M
AURA INC GROUP HEALTH PLAN
Fully insured797 covered·1 carrier
Primary: CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND AFFILIATES
Plan #555$3.1M
SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN
Mixed868 covered·5 carriers
Primary: SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Plan #506$610K
AURA INC GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE
Fully insured31 covered·1 carrier
Primary: DELAWARE AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Plan #507$295K
DENTAL CARE PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF AURA INC
Fully insured873 covered·1 carrier
Primary: METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Plan #505$266K
AURA INC GROUP TOTAL DISABILITY PLAN
Fully insured480 covered·1 carrier
Primary: LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA
Plan #510$247K
AURA INC GROUP LIFE INSURANCE
Fully insured417 covered·1 carrier
Primary: LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA
Plan #514$29K
AURA INC VISION PLAN
Fully insured200 covered·1 carrier
Primary: UNITEDHEALTHCARE INSURANCE COMPANY
Plan #508$8K
PREPAID DENTAL CARE PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF AURA INC
Fully insured77 covered·1 carrier
Primary: EMPLOYERS DENTAL SERVICES
Plan #501$0
AURA INC GROUP TRAVEL INSURANCE
Fully insured171 covered·1 carrier
Primary: HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT
Plan #513$0
AURA INC FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT BENEFIT PLAN
Self-funded0 covered·0 carriers

Coverage overview

Aggregate, latest year
Benefit typePremiumShareDistribution
Health$6.6M26.1%
Dental$6.2M24.5%
Prescription drug$6.0M23.7%
Vision$4.3M17.1%
Other$1.1M4.4%
Life$364K1.4%
Short-term disability$364K1.4%
Long-term disability$364K1.4%

Carrier overview

9 carriers · all plans
CarrierCoverageTotal premiumSharePlansContractsCovered
CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
EIN 591031071
HRxDVOth
$4.4M61.0%13601
HAWAII MEDICAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
EIN 990040115
HRxD
$1.3M18.2%11491
FOUREVER LIFE INSURANCE CO
EIN 362149353
HDOth
$620K8.7%11172
KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC
EIN 941340523
HRx
$405K5.7%1167
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA
EIN 231503749
LSTDLTDOth
$364K5.1%11562
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITTSBURGH, PA
EIN 250687550
Oth
$49K0.7%11562
EYEMED VISION CARE
EIN 430949844
V
$36K0.5%11563
UNITEDHEALTHCARE INSURANCE COMPANY
EIN 942649097
Oth
$9K0.1%11521
PRE-PAID LEGAL SERVICES INC DBA LEGALSHIELD
EIN 731016728
Oth
$5K0.1%1129

Broker overview

3 brokers · all plans
BrokerLocCarriersCommissionsFeesTotal compSharePlans
MARSH & MCLENNAN AGENCY LLCSAN DIEGO, CAKAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN, INC., CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND AFFILIATES, CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITTSBURGH, PA$176K$8K$184K87.7%1
LOVITT AND TOUCHE, INC.LOS ANGELES, CAEYEMED VISION CARE ON BEHALF OF THE COMBINED INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA, CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND AFFILIATES, PRE-PAID LEGAL SERVICES INC DBA LEGALSHIELD, LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA$22K$0$22K10.5%1
THE NIA GROUPCONSHOHOCKEN, PALIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA$0$4K$4K1.8%1

History & trajectory

11 years · all plans
Total premiums
Summed across all plans for this sponsor.
Persons covered
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Carrier mix
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