California Contractor Insurance
Asena Capital Insurance Services — California-licensed insurance brokerage serving contractors statewide. Phone: (858) 925-9555. Email: info@asenainsurance.com.
There are 300 B licenses with a Santa Clara business address (September 2026): 50% with workers' comp on file, 49% exempt.
8 of them are suspended (0 workers' comp / 8 bond) — a suspended license cannot legally contract.
Santa Clara County totals: 4,540 B licenses; 40 suspended for workers' comp, 163 for bonds.
Experience mix: median 10.0 years licensed, 25% new (<3 yrs), 34% veterans (20+ yrs). 29 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 Clara 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, 0 for workers' comp and 8 for bond issues, out of 300 active B licenses based in Santa Clara.
29 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.