An agent fills out an application for a direct writing carrier on a property risk. On the application, questions are asked about prior cancellations. The only cancellation was initiated by the insured for non-payment of premium of a prior policy. It was not a cancellation for any underwriting reasons.

Is the failure to answer that question material as the cancellation was not for underwriting reasons, but simply for non-payment of premium by the insured?

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