Claims Magazine is twittering every day about breaking news and timely topics — not to mention keeping readers up to date on what's being posted on claimsmag.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" Claims Magazine's postings by clicking here. In the meantime, below is a sample of the many tweets made throughout this week and last:

? Check out WSJ's update on the BP compensation fund. To date, BP has written 31,000 checks worth $104 million. http://bit.ly/91qWJU

? Alex is slated to make landfall Thursday, just south of Texas/Mexico border. Click here for the latest update (6/30) http://ow.ly/25cXy

? RT @CoverageCounsel New Post: Is Drunken College Student's Oil Drum Hurling "Criminal in Nature" & Excluded from Liability Coverage? http://bit.ly/9wJpi5

? A foursome that conned insurers out of over a million dollars will now do time in the state's penitentiary. http://bit.ly/8YvknK

? RT @WSJ Meet the robots working to plug the oil leak a mile beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico http://on.wsj.com/aZVZo5

? A hurricane watch is issued for the U.S. and Mexico as Tropical Storm Alex strengthens. Some expect Alex to reach Cat-3 http://bit.ly/91jW2C

? Hundreds of property damage claims are trickling in from the severe storms that hit southern Wisconsin last Monday. http://bit.ly/9zqbyr

TWEETS FROM ACE AMERICA'S CLAIM EVENT

? ACE: Congrats to Dan Jurgella of Sentry Insurance, our 2010 Claims Professional of the Year! Read our interview with him in the forthcoming July issue.

? ACE: Moderator Kevin Quinley discusses litigation mgmt with (L to R) Mark Habersack, Bruce Raymond, & Steve Henning. http://ow.ly/i/2cWz

? ACE: Lots of love for anti-fraud initiatives in health care bill during first panel discussion. "Government is funding the fight against fraud."

? ACE: Allstate SVP Claims Michael Roche: "We need to do a better job of educating people on how well the industry works." http://ow.ly/i/2cTC

? ACE: Allstate SVP Claims Michael Roche: "We need to do a better job of educating people on how well the industry works." http://ow.ly/i/2cNg

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