You need lump-sum money when your child attains age 18. You can not plan for higher education in installments. Secondly, look at the money you're getting in endownment or other LIC policies on maturity. That amount is not sufficient to manage higher education even today, forget to manage after 15-18 years from now. You must consider the inflation in education sector i.e. rising cost of education.
The best way to create wealth is invest in equity diversified mutual funds via SIP i.e. monthly investments. If you invest Rs.2000 pm for 15 years, assuming 15% return p.a., your corpus will be approx. 12.34 lacs and for Rs.3000 pm, it will be 30 lacs.
Just look for AMFI certified distributor / financial planner in your area.
For good mutual fund schemes, you can have a look on
http://www.investmentkit.com/articles/2010/10/best-indian-mutual-funds/
Yes, insurance is also necessary to safe-guard all assets & future. For that, I suggest to get some term insurance policy. Insurance companies have decreased their premium in these policies recently. For 50 lacs of S.A., a healthy male of age 34 for 25 years, can get for a premium of approx. Rs.7800 p.a.
Hope it will help you.
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