PropertyCasualty360.com’s Claims Channel Editor Christina Bramlet is twittering every day about breaking news and timely topics — not to mention keeping readers up to date on claims-related news and analysis being posted on PropertyCasualty360.com. What is Twitter? It is a way to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent messages that are 140 characters or less. 

You can “follow” Christina’s postings by clicking here. In the meantime, below is a sample of the many tweets made throughout this week and last:   

CAT bonds set 1Q record: http://ow.ly/4zffd

In the wake of the New Zealand and Japan disasters, West Coast residents clamor for earthquake coverage: http://ow.ly/4zeSK

Louisiana’s climate may play a role in determining the full ecological impact of the Gulf oil spill (video): http://nyti.ms/g0MYiu

Parts of Western Texas are suffered from some of the worst wildfire conditions in state history during Monday's events: http://bit.ly/fn3L7y

RT @InsuringFLA: Insurance regulators release report on no-fault auto claims. Payments up 66% over 5 years. http://bit.ly/f56KWj

RT @LWorters: Good article on green drycleaners-Crains http://bit.ly/gTfhkl. What about insurance? Don't Get Taken to the Cleaners http://bit.ly/hhyFWu

Dozens of tornadoes struck the Central Plains over the weekend, leading to a barrage of claims for insurers: http://ow.ly/4xZQN

An SIU director shares how effective units not only quell fraud but also benefit the entire organization: http://bit.ly/e2mXOD

Have you perused the April issue of Claims Mag online? Learn about BI claims, fostering claimant cooperation and more: http://bit.ly/ftyAe4

N.D. farmers were well prepared when the Red River flooded Saturday, but acreage may be out of production for the year http://reut.rs/f9gkkT

What to consider: Keeping an eye out for bad faith exposure while handling catastrophe claims: http://bit.ly/fDCNi4

The Illinois House contemplates scrapping workers' comp altogether, leaving companies to fend for themselves: http://ow.ly/4xuYV

Japan Prime Minister Naoto Kan assures tsunami survivors that the govt. will "never abandon [them]." http://bbc.in/fri9ZM

CSU scientists scaled back their initial projections but the Atlantic basin will likely still see plenty of activity. http://bit.ly/hYQ5YM

RT @InsideCounsel: Electronic Discovery in the Cloud http://ow.ly/4wrHN

The SE storms this week will cost insurers a pretty penny. State Farm has tallied 1,800 claims already: http://bit.ly/gg1Yq6

NFIP extension bill advances in House: http://bit.ly/f9p47N

A suspicious tobacco claim made quite a stink in N.C., implicating a local business owner and insurance brokers: http://bit.ly/dSFmT8

RT @IIIindustryblog: MarketScout: Soft Market Over For Some: The composite rate for U.S. property and casualty insurance was down fou... http://bit.ly/eK4d6v