Nathan Hepple

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About Nathan Hepple

Today, Nathan is Director of HBA Legal, a non-executive Director of Lion Underwriting and, as part of Big 5 Investments, he personably backs smart and ambitious entrepreneurs to scale their businesses for long term success. Nathan is always thinking outside the box; his broad leadership experience has equipped him to be a keen listener and problem solver, working with people in a supportive and candid way to bring out their best. Nathan's legal expertise lies in insurance litigation, representing major insurers, self-insureds and large Australian companies with significant deductibles. Nathan and the HBA team are valued business partners to various stakeholders placing risk into the Lloyd’s market in London and their underwriters. After a number of years practising in big name law firms, Nathan co-founded defendant insurance law firm HBA Legal in 2011. He was driven to challenge the traditional law firm model and instead bring clients fast, efficient, and commercially savvy legal solutions. Nathan later went on to co-create Paratus Claims (third party administration) and Pillion (legal technology solutions), to create the HBA Group. In 2020, the HBA Group was acquired by USA-headquartered Crawford & Company, the world's largest publicly listed independent provider of claims management solutions operating across 70+ countries. Nathan remains with Crawford (as Director of HBA Legal) and, since the sale of his business, he has held various local and global roles within Crawford. A year prior, Nathan had teamed up with three insurance industry peers to create Big 5 Investments, an investment syndicate focused on backing early-stage companies, led by enthusiastic founders, with products or services that boast a clear point of difference. Nathan is committed to supporting entrepreneurs who are invested to build world class team cultures. Learn more soon at (site currently under construction). In 2024, Nathan was appointed to the Board of Lion Underwriting which is currently positioning itself for considerable growth in the years ahead.