The 2014 survey indicates a dramatic shift in the percent of program carriers interested in making acquisitions, following a couple of years of steady decline. This year, 69 percent of respondents indicated an interest in growing through acquisitions (up from 44 percent in 2012). When queried on the types of acquisitions they are seeking, most respondents' interests appear to be acquiring either MGA/PA firms (63 percent) or teams of people (32 percent). In 2014, none of the respondents was interested in acquiring third party administrators or wholesalers. Interest in carriers buying other insurance carriers remained relatively unchanged at 19 percent.
