NFL Players Association and Intersections Inc. Team Up to Tackle Identity Theft; NFLPA to Offer Innovative Program to Help Intercept Identity Thieves

Intersections Inc., (NASDAQ:INTX), a leading provider ofidentity theft protection and credit management solutions, todayannounced it has teamed up with The National Football League PlayersAssociation (NFLPA) to help professional football players monitor andmanage their personal financial information and protect theiridentity.

The partnership, which was unveiled at the NFLPA's Annual SuperBowl Press Conference in Detroit, enables Intersections to offer thecompany's powerful IDENTITY GUARD(R) CREDITPROTECTX3(SM) service freeof charge to NFL players and coaches for one year. After this initialyear, players and coaches will have access to Intersections servicesfor a nominal monthly fee.

"NFL players, other athletes, and entertainers are often thetargets of identity theft because they are easy to impersonate, andtheir personal information, such as birth date and birthplace, caneasily be obtained over the Internet," said Michael R. Stanfield, CEOof Intersections. "We're thrilled to line up with the NFL PlayersAssociation, and offer its members protection and peace of mind in thefight against identity theft."

The issue of identity theft is a problem impacting every elementof business today. Last year, according to the Federal TradeCommission, direct out-of-pocket losses to consumers resulting fromidentity theft totaled $5 billion. The FTC estimates that as many asone in every eight adults has been victimized by identity thieves inthe past five years. That means almost seven members of every NFL teamcould be impacted by identity theft.

"This program will assist us in trying to help protect playersfrom fraud and identity thieves. Professional athletes have alwaysbeen prime targets of people who look to damage the lives of playersby taking their identities and financially destroying them," said TroyVincent, NFLPA - President. "This partnership will educate ourmembership on the importance of reviewing your credit report andmonitoring your financial records on a regularly basis."

Access to Credit Reports & Specialists

NFLPA members who sign up with Intersections will receive, inaddition to credit reports and scores from all three credit bureaus,daily credit monitoring, $20,000 identity theft insurance, access toIntersections' industry leading Identity Theft Recovery Unit as wellas Credit Education Specialists who can help players understand andinterpret their credit data.

CREDITPROTECTX3 provides both proactive and reactive solutionsthat will enable NFLPA members to protect themselves against lossesassociated with identity theft by monitoring their credit files fromall three major credit bureaus - Equifax(R), Experian(R) andTransUnion(TM) - and alerting them of certain suspicious activities.Intersections is the first company to provide continuous monitoringfrom all three agencies.

According to Intersections, 10 million Americans in the past yearhave been victimized by some form of identity theft or fraud. Thisoften translates into billions of dollars in costs and unforeseenhours to resolve the problem.

Added Stanfield, "By using Intersections, the good news is thatthe costs to identity theft victims, both in terms of out-of-pocketexpenses and time spent to resolve the problem, are substantiallysmaller if the misuse is discovered quickly."

About Intersections Inc.

Intersections Inc. (NASDAQ:INTX) is a leading provider of brandedand fully-customized identity management solutions. By integrating itstechnology solutions with its comprehensive services, Intersectionssafeguards more than 5 million customers. These customers areprimarily received through marketing partnerships and consumer directmarketing of the company's IDENTITY GUARD(R) and SBGUARDIAN(SM)brands. Additionally, Intersections offers pre-employment backgroundscreening through its wholly-owned subsidiary, American BackgroundInformation Services, Inc.

Learn more about Intersections Inc. at www.intersections.com.

About National Football League Players Association

The National Football League Players Association is the exclusivecollective bargaining agent for all players employed by clubs of theNational Football League, governed by a board of active NFL playerselected by their teammates on each team. Founded in 1956, thisAssociation represents all NFL players: past, present and future. TheNFLPA negotiates benefits, working conditions, minimum salaries, andthe salary cap/free agency system with NFL management and certifiesplayer agents. The NFLPA founded and owns a separate for-profitmarketing and licensing company called PLAYERS INC. For furtherinformation, visit www.nflpa.org.