California Contractor Insurance
Asena Capital Insurance Services — California-licensed insurance brokerage serving contractors statewide. Phone: (858) 925-9555. Email: info@asenainsurance.com.
Santa Ana: 551 active B licenses per CSLB (September 2026). Workers' comp on file — 50%. Exempt — 46%.
Suspensions today: 10 workers' comp, 18 bond.
Orange County totals: 9,056 B licenses; 73 suspended for workers' comp, 340 for bonds.
Experience mix: median 11.5 years licensed, 21% new (<3 yrs), 36% veterans (20+ yrs). 38 were issued in the last 12 months.
5% are LLCs, which carry extra CSLB insurance and bond rules (below).
Asena Capital Insurance Services compares multiple markets for Santa Ana contractors and requests additional insured endorsements for you when a contract calls for them. Call (858) 925-9555 or request a quote — only your name, phone and email are required. CA License #6008596.
As of September 2026, 10 for workers' comp and 18 for bond issues, out of 551 active B licenses based in Santa Ana.
38 in the 12 months to September 2026. Each needed a $25,000 bond on file before CSLB issued the license.
If a sub cannot prove its own workers' comp coverage, carriers typically add that sub's payroll to your policy at audit. Collecting current certificates from every sub is the simplest protection.