NEW YORK: Dow Chemical Company has suspended its relationship with Brunswick Group following insider trading charges that were filed against the husband of a partner at the communications firm.

“We are shocked and disappointed by the recent events,” said a company statement given to PRWeek by David Winder, corporate media relations at Dow. “We have strict confidentiality agreements in place with all of our suppliers and agencies.”

In the e-mailed statement, it said that Dow has “taken the prudent action of temporarily ...