Global specialty insurance company Ascot Group Limited announced that Michael Sevi has joined the firm as group general counsel.

Sevi will report to Jonathan Zaffino, chief executive and president.

In his previous role, he was the general counsel and chief compliance officer at Guy Carpenter. Prior to that, he served as the group deputy chief compliance officer of Marsh McLennan, a publicly traded global professional services firm.

Additionally, Ascot Group announced that John Gill has been promoted to the position of U.S. general counsel.