I would not worry, though I cannot say 100 % I would be very surprised if your insurer decided not to indemnify you in this instance.
The very worst that would happen would be the added the points with effect from renewal, and charge you the difference, if any, in premium. The underwriting rules i work to would not charge extra for a three point offence, as your previous points would no longer be noted, then there would be no change.
The only way an insurer would consider voidance or cancellation for non disclosure, or misrepresentation would be where the material facts that were withheld would have seriously affected
1. The insurance premium
2. Their willingness to accept the risk in the first instance.
Clearly 3 points for a traffic signal offence, with no other points or claims, would not affect their willingness to insure you, and therefore should not trouble the undewriters.
People often forget to advise their insurers for points, and whilst not great, as long as they are not intentionally misleading their insurer for say financial gain, then it makes little difference.
Furthermore they would not have agreed to indemnify you, deal with your claim, and that of the third party if they were going to remove cover. If they voided your policy, they would become article 75 insurer. They would need to either go via you for a consent and indemnity form, or the third party for an assignment and agreement form, they would not pay out any subrogated claim, and would reserve the right to seek recovery from you... this is a difficult and often pointless process for the insurer as you would need to prove the financial viability of the person you are recovering from.
Long story short, insurers are not in the habit of paying out claims that they could feasibly avoid, as the likliehood of recovery is slim.
I hope this helps
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