California Contractor Insurance
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All active California contractor licensees must maintain a $25,000 contractor license bond on file with the CSLB (Contractors State License Board). The bond is required by Business and Professions Code §7071.6 and must be written by a surety company licensed by the California Department of Insurance.
Active LLC contractor licensees have an additional requirement: a $100,000 LLC Employee/Worker Bond under Business and Professions Code §7071.6.5. Qualifying-individual, disciplinary, home-improvement salesperson, and school-district bonds have separate triggers and filing requirements.
Start with the active license record, business entity, qualifier, and any CSLB notice or filing instruction. The standard license bond, LLC employee/worker bond, qualifier bond, home-improvement-salesperson bond, and disciplinary bond have different triggers and documentation paths. Premium and eligibility depend on the bond type, entity, license history, credit and financial review, surety requirements, and underwriting. Review the existing disciplinary bond, qualifying-individual bond, cost-factor, renewal, and CSLB requirement paths, or submit the dedicated bond quote form.
California contractor license bonds are surety obligations connected to CSLB licensing, not insurance coverage. CSLB's current bond guidance says the standard contractor license bond amount is $25,000; the business name, license number, surety filing, continuity, and current CSLB rules must be verified.
CSLB's current official bond guidance states the standard contractor license bond amount is $25,000. The bond amount is not the same as the premium, and other bond requirements may apply to an LLC, qualifier, discipline, or particular filing.
No. A license bond is a surety obligation tied to licensing. General Liability is an insurance policy addressing eligible covered claims. Contractors may need to review both, along with Workers' Compensation and contract-specific requirements.
Verify the current CSLB license record, legal business name, license number, bond amount, surety authorization, effective dates, and filing instructions. A mismatch or lapse can affect the license record.
Official references: CSLB contractor bond requirements · California CSLB · CSLB licensing classifications