Tariff-Linked Class Action Suits to Boost D&O Insurance Demand

A group of Dow Inc. investors filed a lawsuit at the end of August accusing the chemical manufacturer of failing to properly disclose the impact of tariffs on its business.

This is the first investor class action linked to President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught that upended global trade, according to lawyers, forced companies to reevaluate entire supply chains and resulted in profit warnings across sectors. It probably won’t be the last.

As the impact of tariffs starts to feed through to companies’ results and share prices, more investors may say they’ve been deceived by overly upbeat messaging, exposing firms ...